Are young Japanese voting based on an “idol effect” – or are they redefining entirely what it means to be liberal vs conservative?

The coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party is said to have secured more than 316 out of the 465 seats at stake in the Lower House. Just four months ago, Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old veteran ...

Japan enters 2026 confronting a convergence of political, economic and demographic pressures that mark a decisive shift in its post-war governance model. The 2024 Lower House and 2025 Upper House ...

Why Bhumjaithai’s Grip on Power Is More Fragile Than It Looks For a long time, Japan’s political system was treated as a success story in comparison with other democratic states. During the 2010s, ...

Sanae Takaichi's victory in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election marks a win for the conservative-nationalist wing, but underscores the party’s weakness and loss of public ...

The last two elections proved the LDP had fallen out of favor with Japan’s voters, and Takaichi is betting that she can repair that erosion of confidence in her party. The 2024 Lower House election ...

Hikaru Fujita, who’s running in Sunday’s parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics. By Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya Reporting ...