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Voting is underway on Sunday in an election for Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, a poll that ...

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political ...

Voters in Japan headed to polling stations Sunday to elect 125 lawmakers for the upper house of parliament, in a crucial test for the minority ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership amidst rising inflation and trade tensions with the US.

More than 104M voters eligible to cast ballots as polls close at 8 pm (1100GMT); results expected late Sunday - Anadolu ...

Opinion polls suggest Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party may fall short of a majority in Upper House elections.

Japanese voters are casting ballots in an election that may end coalition control and intensify pressure on Prime Minister ...

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference, China's largest AI exhibition, opens in Shanghai. The annual event, lasting ...

Opinion polls suggest Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito may fall short of the 50 seats needed ...

By Junko Fujita and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in ...

Sunday's vote comes after Ishiba's coalition lost a majority in the October lower house election, stung by past corruption scandals ...