The ruling party’s decision to field former party lawmaker Mio Sugita in the Upper House election this summer has generated a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that his government has canceled plans to raise the ceiling on out-of-pocket expenses for high-cost medical care in August. Ishiba also said Friday that his ...

Tokyo, March 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to go all out for this summer's House of Councillors election, at an annual convention of his Liberal Democratic Party in ...

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 ...

Tokyo, March 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made counterarguments Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump complained about the Japan-U.S. security treaty unilaterally ...