Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, plans to appoint 13 rookies, including two women, to his ...

Leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided against including a consumption tax cut as a campaign pledge for the ...

All four presidential candidates of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan support legalizing same-sex marriage, a ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions on key posts for ...

The approval rating of Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet plummeted from 40 percent to 26 percent, its lowest level yet, after the ...

The yen has been under sustained pressure over the past year, prompting Japan to enter the foreign exchange market to defend ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s Prime Minister, has stepped down following substantial election setbacks. This development comes at a pivotal moment for Japan’s economy, which ranks as the fourth-largest ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 9 dissolved the Lower House, setting up a snap election for Oct. 27. An extraordinary Cabinet meeting will be held at the prime minister’s office on the evening ...

Concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs led in part to the first meeting in 16 years between the Japanese prime ...

A new group within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was launched on Thursday involving most of its lawmakers, seeking ...

Ruling and opposition parties agreed to convene a special Diet session on Nov. 11, but they failed to reach a consensus on ...

In his first policy speech on Oct. 4, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his determination to restore the public’s trust in politics, which was lost due to the Liberal Democratic Party’s slush ...