A Kyodo News survey showed Sunday that 50.1 percent of respondents gave high marks to the first in-person summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump in ...

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

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for solidarity within his Liberal Democratic Party to capture two key elections this summer despite the ruling coalition’s loss of a Lower House majority the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to go all out for this summer's House of Councilors election at an annual convention of his Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sunday. "I will devote myself ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba , center, speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on March 7, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has reversed course on his government's controversial plan to raise medical costs in August, facing opposition even within his ruling party as a key nationwide ...

Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that his government has canceled plans to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care in ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on unions and companies to boost workers’ pay, just as their annual pay negotiations are set to heat up this week. “I would like to ...

With the results in the February political public opinion polls run by all of Japan’s major media organizations, Ishiba Shigeru has seen a slight climb in the percentages of respondents in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is usually known for his geeky image, wowed a fashion show audience this weekend during a surprise appearance in which he ditched his usual suit in ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to promote investment in refurbishing nuclear plants to ensure energy security, as his government seeks to expand resource-poor Japan's electricity supply.

Tokyo, March 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to face "extremely tough" battles in upcoming elections for the ...