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Corruption scandals, an economic crisis and widespread leader dissatisfaction have dogged the party yet it remains in contention. All eyes are now on whether it will secure a majority

Official campaigning for Japan's parliamentary election begins with PM Ishiba seeking support for reforms. Opposition aims to capitalize on LDP scandal.

Official campaigning has begun for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election

Campaigning kicked off Tuesday in Japan for an October 27 election in which new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking to retain his long-ruling party's majority.

For many Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their relatives, Friday’s awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Japanese organization against nuclear weapons gives them hope for a new momentum to push for a nuclear-free world

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a "full explanation" of an airspace intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft in his first face-to-face meeting with Premier Li Qiang, Tokyo said Friday.

Asian leaders and top diplomats of adversaries the United States and Russia will meet Friday in Laos to discuss a world in turmoil as war rages in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolves lower house for snap election, facing criticism and support. Ishiba emphasizes commitment to national security, dis...

Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has been in the job for just over a week. But today, as had been widely expected, he dissolved Japan’s parliament, the Diet, triggering a snap election for later this month. It’s the fastest dissolution by a postwar leader in Japan.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 election and seek a mandate for his 9-day-old government

Shares in China have slumped as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to meet investors' expectations, while other markets in Asia are higher