He explained that his comments were intended as a science-fiction storyline'. In a controversial address on Japan’s birth ...

Japanese lawmaker Naoki Hyakuta faces backlash for suggesting women should have their uteruses removed at 30 to boost ...

Japan’s Democratic Party for the People will nominate its head Yuichiro Tamaki for the premiership vote as planned following ...

Japan's birth rate has dropped for the eight consecutive year, with politicians calling the situation critical. Naoki Hyakuta ...

The prime minister drew headlines for a moment after he was caught napping in parliament during proceedings for his own ...

Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month.

A vote is mandatory following a general election, and Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the top ...

Moving forward, the ruling and opposition parties must work together to reform and rebuild public trust, aiming for unity.” ...

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime ...

Women “would have their uteruses removed” after they turned 30, Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Conservative Party of Japan, ...

Observers contrasted Shigeru Ishiba with the late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who formed close ties with ...