Japan’s new ruling party seems about to go down in flames. Prime Minister Hatoyama looks badly shaken after the first few weeks of the legislative season. The policy agenda of Japan’s new DPJ ...

Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan fulfilled predictions by winning a landslide victory over the moribund ruling party. The change in government is historic: It is only the second time in 50 ...

The DPJ’s policy switch on an FTA with the United States only serves to confirm that it prioritises farm votes over economic reform. Last week, DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama declared that the party had ...

Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Katsuya Okada is seen on Jan. 18, 2016. (Mainichi) There is no sign that the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will recover its strength ...

In the 2003 Lower House election, the DPJ, led by Kan Naoto, compiled an election manifesto that promised to create a system of direct payments to farmers. This matched the broad trend in government ...

The agreement between the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) to merge into a single party was prompted by their leaders' fears that they would lose any ...

And so the drama continues. A last minute attempt to avoid potential disaster for the Democratic Party of Japan has failed to put an end to Ichiro Ozawa’s bid to become prime minister of Japan. As if ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power with a landslide win on Sunday, December 16, after just three years and three months in opposition. The party won 294 seats (out of 480 total) ...

With a week to go, the leadership race of Japan’s ruling party still appears to be neck and neck. A clear surge of support for one of the candidates has yet to emerge, suggesting the battle will have ...