TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a ...

The Trump administration has threatened Japan with 25 percent tariffs. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, explains how automobiles and rice have become the two major sticking points in the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a difficult test in Sunday’s upper house election. A defeat could worsen ...

The drastic measures taken by Prime Minister Ishiba to curb rice inflation have had little effect, fueling discontent among ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his ...

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, ...

Japan's upper house election on Sunday could shake up politics, with rising prices and a populist party gaining ground.

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2% in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss ...