Japan’s Ishiba criticized over gifts to lawmakers months after a scandal-fueled election loss
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...
Japan’s PM admits to being ‘extremely nervous’ as he swaps functionality for style at fashion show
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, known for his geeky image, wowed a fashion event with a surprise appearance in which ...
Japan PM apologises for giving out gifts, clouding budget prospects
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a ...
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Bomber Given 10 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill Japanese Premier
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 ...
Japan's PM attends Fukushima memorial marking 14th anniversary of nuclear disaster
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended a memorial service hosted by Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday to mark 14 years ...
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Man who attacked Japan's ex-Prime Minister Kishida is convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in ...
Japan PM's camp yields to opposition over rare budget revisions
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party and a coalition partner agreed with a key opposition party on Tuesday to revise the $770-billion annual budget bill, in a rare move to ensure it passes ...
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Man Who Attacked Japan's Ex-Prime Minister Kishida Is Convicted and Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Man Who Attacked Japan's Ex-Prime Minister Kishida Is Convicted and Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at ...