Yields on longer-term Japanese government bonds have soared recently, as a series of pledges by lawmakers to cut the ...

Japanese legislators are considering letting the Imperial House Council decide on the status of husbands and children of ...

The workload at the House of Representatives' Legislative Bureau, which supports lawmakers in drafting and managing bills, ...

Tokyo, May 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors Cabinet Committee on Thursday approved by a majority vote an active cyberdefense bill to allow the government to monitor communications in ...

Japan's House of Councillors election will likely be held on July 13, given the envisaged Jan. 21 start of a parliamentary session, administration officials said Friday, in what would be the first ...

The outcome of the ongoing bilateral negotiations will have a major impact on this summer's election in the Upper House.

In anticipation of the upcoming House of Councillors election, set to be held by July, political parties in Japan are beginning to unveil – or at least hint at – their campaign promises.

Japan's Diet is made up of two chambers: the Upper House, or House of Councillors, and the Lower House, or the House of Representatives. In principle, legislation must be approved by both houses ...

Japan's health insurance system ... with its future now entangled in political maneuvering ahead of key elections, including the upcoming House of Councillors contest. Analysts warn that turning the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is ... could suffer another crushing defeat in the elections for the House of Councillors in July. The warning signs come just nine months after the LDP ...

Japan on Friday enacted a revised law to ... them from human threats Under the revamped law, which cleared the House of Councillors, local governments will be able to ask hunters or officials ...