Yoshiko Ishiba, wife of Japan's 102nd Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is much more than just a political figure. Behind her apparent gentleness lies a cultured, committed woman admired for her ...

Ishiba is leading a minority government after his LDP and its junior coalition partner Komeito lost the October election in the lower house, the more powerful of Japan’s two-chamber parliament.

Ishiba had a meal with the 15 Lower House lawmakers at the prime minister's official residence on March 3. Prior to the gathering, he distributed gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen, or about 675 ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in his party in a scandal shaking his already weak grip on power.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in his party in a scandal shaking his already weak grip on ...