TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in his party in a scandal shaking his already weak grip on power.

PM Ishiba said the move was not illegal as it was a personal gift with no political intentions. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in his party in a scandal shaking his already weak grip on ...