As part of the Olympic Dreams international sports camp project, young Ukrainian judokas from the cities of Bucha, Hostomel, ...

Japan’s October 2024 general election ended in a brutal takedown for the LDP. Having lost the majority it held since 2012, ...

First is whether the administration can withstand internal fissures. The primary reason for the LDP’s loss is the public’s long-standing disdain for its mixture of politics and money. Although the ...

Besides contest from opposition parties emboldened by considerable gains in the snap polls, the biggest challenge could be ...

The Japanese people have had their say at the polls. And they've handed the ruling coalition a stinging rebuke.

There also aren’t many great candidates waiting in the wings. Sanae Takaichi, who Ishiba beat in the runoff election last month, is divisive. Shinjiro Koizumi, the third leading candidate in ...

Analysts predict a short tenure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with one noting that Japan could return to an era of ...

Politics and music are two different worlds. Yet, we find some global leaders taking solace and inspiration in the raw energy ...

His main rival in the LDP leadership elections, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, said on Oct 27 after retaining her Nara No. 2 district seat: “My feeling about wanting to run ...

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at ...

Japan Society President Joshua Walker is pictured in New York on Oct. 16, 2024. (Mainichi/Kosuke Hatta) Ahead of Japan's House of Representatives election on Oct. 27, the Mainichi Shimbun asked ...