raising the possibility of a breakthrough in Japan's male-dominated politics. Experts say the LDP's need to change its image could push it to choose a female prime minister. Only three women have ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected fashion statement, in support of ‘cool’ Japan, drew cheers from a mostly young ...

Shigeru Ishiba was voted in as the 102nd prime minister of Japan at an extraordinary Diet ... support for a gender quota system, the number of female ministers in his Cabinet fell to two from ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ... Ishiba said it was his first time speaking to a mostly young female audience at a fashion show. “I was extremely nervous," he said, adding ...

FILE - A suspect, center on the ground, is caught by police after he allegedly threw "the suspicious object," as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Saikazaki port for an election ...

A court found the assailant guilty of attempted murder in the 2023 attack on Fumio Kishida, then prime minister. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo A court in western Japan ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, known for his geeky image, wowed a fashion event with a surprise appearance in which he forego his usual business suit in favor of a more stylish look in a show ...