Even one of the most disruptive international events since World War II — the COVID-19 pandemic — appeared to have little ...
A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. Japan’s relatively new ...
As an election to Japan’s House of Councillors – the upper house of the Diet – nears, political campaign season is underway. In Tokyo, candidates, donning a white sash and gloves, wait outside train ...
Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age people in Japan. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Tokyo The surging ...
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 ...
Japan faces political instability, economic stagnation, and demographic headwinds, making broad investments like iShares MSCI Japan ETF unattractive despite recent market declines. The Liberal ...