Japan will get a new prime minister this fall. Here’s why By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press Posted August 14, 2024 4:31 pm Updated August 14, 2024 4:35 pm ...

Takaichi was seeking to become the first female prime minister in Japan's history. (Hiro Komae/Reuters) Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country's economy to fully emerge from deflation.

Japan’s new prime minister envisions further militarizing the country and the region through a military alliance aimed at China and Russia. Shigeru Ishiba giving a speech earlier this year. Credit: ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more equitable after he took office Tuesday ...

KANANASKIS, AB, June 16, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Japan, Ishiba Shigeru, at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. (AP Photo) ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new ...