The snap election, if called in Feburary, would be just about five months into Takaichi's term as prime minister.

NAHA--The Naha deputy mayor will run in the Okinawa gubernatorial election and likely gain support from the Liberal ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People, has indicated the possibility that his party may not approve the government's fiscal 2026 draft budget. Tamaki said, ...

Speculation has emerged within the Japanese government that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may dissolve the House of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head of her party's coalition partner said on ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Japan PM tells party official ...

Scientists found that those on the political right are much more likely to rely on anecdotes over statistical evidence.

For Democrats, few questions may be more consequential than whether they can recover ground among the Black and Hispanic ...

Spotlight PA spoke to four incoming young mayors, all of of whom have yet to reach 30, about their ambitions, their platforms ...

On 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report saying smoking cigarettes is a definite "health hazard." ...

The killing of Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this past week sparked ...

Around 40% of Latter-day Saints between the ages of 18-29 identified as Republican, 35% identified as Democrat and 25% as ...