The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

Japan's government has set up a new office tasked with promoting measures to build what it calls a society of orderly ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime ...

TOKYO -- Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, ...

Potential challengers include Sanae Takaichi, who came second to Ishiba in last year’s LDP leadership race; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former minister for economic security; and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ...