TOKYO -- As the July 20 House of Representatives election approaches, political parties in Japan have been proposing restrictions on accepting foreign ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a in rice consumption alongside other factors such as dietary diversification. By 2022, annual rice consumption in Japan had fallen to ...

Opinion Japan's era of political instability is just getting started Ishiba struggles to escape scandal and inflation as upper house elections draw near ...

An evolving geopolitical landscape pushing Japan into untested waters, a prime minister who has long championed constitutional revision, and pro-revision opposition parties having a direct impact ...

Japan’s political developments in 2025 will most certainly be fraught with twists and turns. The minority government of Prime Minister Ishiba faces seven formidable challenges: four relating to ...

Elections in 2024 in Japan, both regional and national, highlighted social media's influence, with underdog candidates surprisingly winning after positive portrayals and convincing narratives boosted ...

Elections in 2024 in Japan, both regional and national, highlighted social media's influence, with underdog candidates surprisingly winning after positive portrayals and convincing narratives boosted ...

In 2024 Japanese politics experienced significant developments, including the indictment of politicians over a slush fund scandal and a growing movement to dissolve political factions. On 27 September ...

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As Japan faces a turbulent political landscape, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru navigates the challenges of leading a minority government. Yuko Nakano of the CSIS Japan Chair analyzes election results ...

Political uncertainty As the positive cycle of prices and wages takes hold, the recent Lower House election has rendered the political landscape more fluid, causing the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition to ...