Controversy has surrounded Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso ever since he entered politics.

The controversy over a new veterinary school belonging to Abe’s old friend deepens as fresh evidence emerges.

The Japanese prime minister's public support continues to dwindle.

Widespread political mistrust deepens after new evidence of malpractice in the Moritomo Gakuen land sale scandal.

Despite the attention to domestic scandals, the fatal blow to the Japanese premier’s prospects may come from Tokyo’s closest foreign ally.

From economics to defense to politics, the Abe government has changed Japan.

The reshuffled Japanese cabinet from August 2017 will remain in place following the LDP's general election showing.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks a new mandate amid an intensified threat from North Korea.

Abe was the first Japanese PM in 15 years to attend the Chinese embassy in Tokyo's National Day celebration.

Does the Tokyo governor's new party galvanize Japan's opposition?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is capitalizing on his recently higher approval ratings to renew his party's mandate.

A recent gubernatorial election in Ibaraki Prefecture yielded a desirable result for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Beleaguered by scandal, an election loss in Tokyo, and a significant resignation, how is Abe's political position?

Tomomi Inada leaves office days shy of completing a one-year term.

Second-generation politicians are increasingly entrenched in Japan’s Diet and government.

Populism may be surging in the West, but it's a phenomenon across the Asia-Pacific as well.