Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opposed lowering the sales tax ahead of an upper house election where voters will ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister. Last week, Japan's former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, 67 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office last week as Fumio Kishida resigned after corruption scandals. Japan's new prime minister dissolves the lower house of parliament - Los Angeles Times ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Steps Aside. Here’s Who Could Lead Next. ... Kono lost to Kishida in the last party presidential election due to a lack of backing from his parliamentary peers.

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who shepherded the U.S.-Japan alliance to its strongest point and ramped up his country’s defense spending in an increasingly volatile Asia ...

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, NATO Secretary ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body.

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will select the country’s new prime minister on Friday, choosing a successor to Fumio Kishida, who reshaped Japan’s role in the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shake hands before the start of a bilateral meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines Tuesday ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the ...