Japan's main opposition party on Friday demanded the revision of a draft state budget plan already submitted to parliament, ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who as head of a ...

Premier Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet approved record 115.54 trillion yen ($733 billion) draft budget for fiscal 2025, opposition ...

The minority government is looking to pass its budget by March 2 to give Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba some breathing room.

A good example of this is U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to appoint Hillary Clinton, his primary election rival, as secretary of state. By bringing Clinton into his administration, Obama ...

The first two weeks of US President Donald Trump’s second term were marked by a flurry of directives and executive orders. As ...

While some critics said Ishiba's praise of Trump was excessive, others declared the Washington summit between the two leaders "a success" Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has received mixed ...

Officials of junior coalition partner Komeito are increasingly feeling overlooked by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba became the second world leader to meet with President Donald Trump in his second term.

For its enactment by the end of March, the fiscal 2025 budget bill needs to clear the Lower House on March 2, at the latest.

When Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed parliament on Jan. 24, he sought to lay out a vision for a new Japan. He wants ...

Talks between Japan’s ruling coalition and opposition parties on some key policies are poised to reach a critical juncture as ...

The Ishiba-Trump summit symbolized the stability of the Japan-U.S. relationship under a disruptive U.S. president.