Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose new party is challenging Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc in the Oct. 22 national election, said she would "100 percent" not run in the poll, the ...

Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, began talks on Monday on forming a government to tackle challenges such as record joblessness and a fast-aging society after voters gave his party a sweeping ...

TOKYO - Campaigning for Japan's Oct. 31 general election began Tuesday, with new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeking a mandate for his COVID-19 and economic policies while opposition parties are ...

Back down on Earth, however, this year, July 7 is 投票日 (tōhyōbi, election day) in 東京 (Tōkyō, Tokyo) — not a time for lovers, but a time for rivals, decisions and democracy.

【読売新聞】　読売新聞社は２０日投開票の参院選について、３、４の両日、電話とインターネットによる調査を実施し、全国の総支局などの取材を加味して序盤の情勢を探った。（敬称略） 兵庫選挙区は、泉が一歩抜け出している。続いて加田と高橋光が ...