Former industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, known as a close aide to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visited the war-linked Yas ...

TOKYO — Japan’s deepening political uncertainty risks prolonging policy paralysis that could affect the drafting of next year’s budget and the timing of the central bank’s next interest rate hike, ...

NHK's latest poll shows that more people support than oppose Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's plan to remain in office despite the recent setback in the Upper House election.