The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan’s two ...

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 ...

Measures against high prices and economic policy were regarded as the most important issues by 46% of voters who answered an ...