Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, potentially heralding political turmoil as a tariff deadline with ...

The LDP and its coalition partner Komeito secured just 215 of the House of Representatives’ 465 seats, short of the 233 needed to reach a majority, according to public broadcaster NHK.

The LDP was unseated in 1993 for one year by the opposition at the time and in 2009 to 2012 by the Democratic Party of Japan. Expectations were high, but the DPJ’s tenure was underwhelming ...

The LDP’s loss in the upper house is another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he will not run for a second term as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party during a press conference on August 14, 2024.