The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, gaining ...

The body will serve as a cross-agency 'control tower' to respond to issues such as crime and overtourism involving foreign ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

In a result few predicted, the far-right Sanseito party has come out as one of the main winners in Japan’s upper house ...

Potential challengers include Sanae Takaichi, who came second to Ishiba in last year’s LDP leadership race; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former minister for economic security; and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ...