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

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Friday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to decide on Japan's participation as an observer ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has left for the United States to attend Donald Trump's presidential inaugural ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began a trip to Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China's ...

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) International ...