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

Shigeru Ishiba was voted in as the 102nd prime minister of Japan at an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 1 and faced immediate criticism from the opposition bloc. He received 291 out of the 461 ...

Some of newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s security policy ideas have deeply disturbing implications. Ishiba has floated the idea of creating an Asian version of NATO as a way to ...

Aiming to strengthen relations with key Southeast Asian neighbors and trading partners, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba embarked on a four-day trip to Malaysia and Indonesia on Jan. 9. The visits ...

The first meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping has been scheduled for Nov. 15, likely to discuss economic issues and prepare for the impact of U.S ...

Conservative members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are incensed over what they consider an excessive effort by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to improve ties with China. What has rankled ...

“From now on, we should aim for a ‘tanoshii Nippon (pleasant Japan)’ led by each and every one of us,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in his first policy speech at a regular Diet ...

WASHINGTON--U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit him next week at the White House and he looks forward to the conversation. "They’re ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support, faces its toughest challenge in more than a decade in Sunday’s parliamentary election.

Shigeta said he hoped a meeting expected this week between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Trump would help enhance Japan’s presence in the United States, reaffirming its role as the latter ...

Appearing on a TV program covering the election night, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he has not yet decided whether to grant them post-election endorsement.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to hold his first summit with Trump on Feb. 7 in the United States. After the meeting, a joint news conference will likely be held at the behest of the U ...