The minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure to quickly decide on how to respond to the ...

The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the Upper House election on July 20, ...

Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house in Sunday’s vote.

Japan will hold an important election for the House of Councillors on July 20. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal ...

In Japan’s July 20 House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the largest political party in Japan, ...

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

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Komeito in 2001 submitted a proposal for a dual-surname system. While it had subsequently discussed the issue internally, Komeito decided not to consolidate a party consensus, ...

On July 6, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-Komeito ruling coalition in Japan took another tentative step toward easing defense equipment export rules. A working group comprised of LDP and ...

Japan should continue its subsidy programmes for utility and fuel expenses for a while, Keiichi Ishii, the leader of the junior ruling bloc partner Komeito party, said on Thursday.

The LDP and its junior coalition party, Komeito, are at odds over issues like Japan’s counterstrike capability and defense budget increases. Japan’s Ruling Coalition Debates Future Defense ...

The Komeito called for blanket 100,000 yen cash payouts to children aged 18 or younger as part of the package, while LDP officials wanted to set an income cap. As a compromise, ...