Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps off the plane after arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba steps off ...

Shigeru Ishiba came across as having little new to offer in his inaugural address to the Diet even as he faced a backlash over a commentary he wrote for a U.S. think tank on security policy ...

The approval rate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet plummeted after the Lower House election, but more than 60 percent of voters believe he should not resign, an Asahi Shimbun survey ...

The Hudson Institute, a leading U.S. think tank, published a commentary titled “The Future of Japan’s Foreign Policy” contributed by Shigeru Ishiba, the new president of the Liberal ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who only recently formed his second Cabinet to lead a minority government following a Lower House election, has completed consecutive diplomatic events in South America.

In his first Diet debate, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba came under fire for retreating from his previous positions on key issues, including allowing married couples to take separate surnames.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's ...

Shigeru Ishiba appointed key allies to his newly inaugurated Cabinet to pursue his national security projects, but his plans face one formidable outside opponent: the United States. The new prime ...

WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House for their first face-to ...

The approval rating of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has slipped, and more than half of voters want an administration led by parties other than the Liberal Democratic Party ...

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan’s top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out Sanae Takaichi, who strives to become the nation’s first female ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Sunday he planned to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president on Jan. 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government hopes to maintain close ...