The government is considering offering one-time support payments of 30,000 yen ($194) to low-income households exempt from ...

Citizen groups opposing the bill gathered in front of the Diet building to protest its passage. Protestors hold banners outside Japan's Diet, saying 'Scrap the bill,' and 'Don't forget Fukushima.' ...

TOKYO -- Across the street from Japan's Diet parliament building, with its pyramid-shaped dome, stands the prime minister's official residence. Completed in 1929 and serving also as the prime ...

The following is an explanation of how a new Japanese prime minister is selected in a special parliamentary session.

Japan - Some Tokyo residents urged Japan's newly elected leadership to tackle corruption head-on and take meaningful steps to ...

Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has launched a new group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an ...