Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is carefully considering whether to release a statement this year to mark the 80th anniversary of the country’s surrender in World War II. While conservative ...

The leader of the main opposition party squared off against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during an opening Diet debate but ...

Lawmakers from Japan's ruling parties may attend a convention of signatories to a U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty in New York ...

The SoftBank chief also said Ishiba asked about Trump's view on economy, and he told the prime minister about his impressions. Ishiba has not met the incoming president in person.

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Taking a "Japan First" mindset is vital for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to build meaningful ties with ...

Japanese firms invested almost $800 billion in the United States in 2023, more than any other country, and 14.3% of the total ...

The measure, part of regional revitalization efforts by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, aims to help municipalities struggling ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has apologized to people affected by the now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law and ...

With the ruling Liberal Democratic Party not having a majority, Ishiba said he plans to reach across party lines to build a governing coalition. Advertisement "[The LDP] will seek to build a ...

Japan PM Ishiba is seeking to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.