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Japan’s opposition parties have teamed up, but will it be enough to bring about a change in government?

The new Japanese prime minister will find it a challenge to unite his divided party while also winning the confidence of an increasingly skeptical electorate.

The interaction between legislators was intended as the equivalent of more formal “2+2” talks.

A controversy stoked by Obama's recent memoir gives causes to look back at a troubled relationship - and what could have been.

A biographer of Japan’s outgoing prime minister discusses Abe’s lasting legacy on foreign affairs and trade.

A mammoth voter buying scandal involving a former ruling LDP cabinet minister poses a challenge for the Abe administration.

Shinzo Abe is right about the need for a debate, but the time is not right.

The results were an indication of ballot box strength, but Abe's pending Cabinet reshuffle will be equally telling.

In addition to issues like constitutional reform, social questions like disabled and LGBT rights are also in the spotlight.

Japan is at the heart of virtually every effort to write new rules governing the global trading system in the 21st century.

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