Prosecutors on Friday issued a summary indictment against a ruling party staff member in charge of accounting for the party in the To

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has moved into the Prime Minister’s Official Residence, located just a short stroll from his office in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward.

Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has left for the United States to attend Donald Trump's presidential inaugural ceremonies in Washington on Monday, local time. Iwaya will be the first Japanese top diplomat to participate in a US inauguration.

Finding time for a cigarette during breaks at work has never been harder for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, known to be a he

Analysts think Ishiba aims to leverage China’s influence for Japan’s gain, but some fear this could weaken the Washington-Tokyo alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise i

NAHA, Japan - Thirty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural governments back revising a pact governing the U.S. forces in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed

The tour of the two Southeast Asian countries marks Ishiba's first overseas trip since taking office in October.

Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a government estimate showed on Friday, as pressures for more spending weigh on the state budget this year.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China’s threats grow ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media, ahead of his tour of Malaysia and Indonesia, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Jan. 9, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Prime ...

The “politics and money” scandal involving factions of Liberal Democratic Party in the Diet has now spilled over into the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. Concern is growing within the LDP that criticism of the party may be reignited,