Voices are rising within the Liberal Democratic Party that the prime minister should step down to take responsibility for Sunday’s Upper House election drubbing.

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

There are growing calls from within Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's own party for him to step down, after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House. Mr Ishiba however says taking true responsibility means not resigning but staying on to tackle challenges,

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is set to talk with three former prime ministers from his Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday afternoon.

A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election

The LDP’s loss in the upper house is another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade deal with the Trump administration.

Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's already precarious position With his grasp on power slipping, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office despite a stinging electoral rebuke that plunged his ruling coalition into fresh turmoil.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has pledged to stay in office after his ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House in Sunday's election. The disappointing results have stirred calls from inside Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party for him to step down as party leader.

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on Sunday, the second electoral loss since coming into office last fall.

The Liberal Democratic Party is expected to have a meeting on July 31 where the key focus will be on whether the party's leadership can dispel concerns about staying on.