Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how Japan ’s election results could hamper U.S. trade talks, Israeli ...

A youthquake has upended politics in the world’s oldest society, Japan, leaving Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a lame-ish duck ...

The premier’s days may be numbered as opposition weighs a no-confidence motion, with some in his party questioning leadership ...

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democ ...

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, leader of the center-right Liberal Democratic Party, said on Monday he would not stand down after losing a key election on ...