After less than a year in office, Shigeru Ishiba is already under pressure following an abysmal showing for his party in a ...

If the current Japanese Prime Minister does not run in the early autumn elections for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, his term as Prime Minister is likely to end in September.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a clear signal to the Trump administration: the Japan–US relationship is in a dire state. After saying just days ago he would be attending this week’s ...

Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Yuichi Yamazaki/pool photo via AP) ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won’t run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in September, opening the way for a race to succeed him as premier. “I ...

The new Japanese prime minister is “a realist,” says Hiro Akita, the Japanese business daily Nikkei’s foreign affairs specialist, who knows him. Ishiba thinks that Japan has to adjust to a ...

Takaichi and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa are seeking to become Japan’s first female leader. That, however, is largely in the hands of senior male veterans like former Prime Ministers Taro Aso ...

But Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who will step down from office next week, ... But, he told me in an interview, the current dire circumstances left him no other choice.

Japan's upcoming upper house election is set for July 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided not to extend the current ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s policies might not exactly cheer global stock markets, Japan expert William Pesek writes in a guest commentary. Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...