"Japan uses the power to dissolve (the lower house) more frequently than any other country," said Satoshi Honjo, co-policy ...

An official of this northern Japan city mistakenly issued ballot papers to a man in his 30s at an early voting station for ...

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Tokyo stocks erased gains and ended lower Monday, as selling of technology issues to lock in profits offset buying of ...

Japan's ruling camp is touting national strength heading into Sunday's general election, while opposition parties are ...

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Former yokozuna Terunofuji has officially completed his transition to a sumo elder after undergoing the customary ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has extended its lead from last week in a Kyodo News p ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Bank of Japan board member said the country's financial conditions are "still considerably accommodative" ...

Doctor helicopters -- air ambulances that rush doctors straight to patients -- have been grounded one after another since ...

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Half of 20 large Japanese cities, each with at least over 700,000 residents, have experienced a population decline compared ...