An explosion at a Japanese nuclear plant triggered fears of a meltdown after a quake and tsunami left more than 1,000 dead and at least 10,000 unaccounted for.

Former CDPJ leader Yukio Edano said, “Dissolving [the lower house] now would be highly problematic from the perspective of national interests.” Should a dissolution create a political vacuum, it would ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have finalized a plan to provide cash to the public to ease the ongoing inflation burden, party officials said.