Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

New opinion polls show support for Ishiba’s administration remains low, although surveys also suggest the public sees few good alternatives to the current PM.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday faced a barrage of criticism and calls from within his own Liberal ...

Japan is in political flux after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost its upper house majority for the first ...

Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, ...

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Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...