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 ...

Ishiba, first elected to parliament in 1986, has served as defence minister, agriculture minister and in other key Cabinet posts, and was LDP secretary general under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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) ...

Last Tuesday, 67-year-old Shigeru Ishiba became Japan’s new prime minister. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) turned to Ishiba after plummeting in opinion polls amid persistent revelations ...

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 ...

According to Japanese media reports, under pressure from conservative forces within the party, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in office, despite exit polls indicating that his Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's ...

After an electoral debacle in the Senate elections and a satisfactory outcome of tough trade negotiations with Donald Trump, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, is reportedly planning to ...