For an already-unpopular administration, the return of party members implicated in a slush funds scandal will create further ...

Trump’s shift on Japan tariffs offers relief, but Ishiba’s grip remains shaky amid internal discontent and challenging U.S.

By Leika Kihara and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to ...

Some opposition leaders are urging the prime minister to rally his party around a strategy before speaking with the U.S.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to hold talks with the head of Japan's biggest labor union umbrella group on Monday, as he has pledged to take measures to achieve wage hikes at smaller ...

By Leika Kihara and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to ...

Japan is gearing up for trade negotiations with the United States that will likely touch on the thorny topic of currency ...

Hearing that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s approval rating fell below 28%, it’s hard not to wonder how it could ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has formed a task force to manage trade talks with the U.S., led by Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa. Plans to cut Japan's sales tax, particularly on food items, ...

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) agreed to curb gasoline prices to help cushion consumers against wider economic pain stemming from U.S. tariffs, a DPP ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid into a bear market over fears of a widening trade war, while Japanese Prime Minister ...

The Trump administration’s tariffs are forcing Japan’s government to scramble to come up with support measures for businesses ...