Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is fast running out of political lifelines as dismal poll numbers have heightened speculation that his party may let him take the fall against a gloomy ...

The public approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet fell to 23.1% in April, hitting the lowest level since ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. As if Japanese leader ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed concern over the potential negative impact of U.S. tariffs on Japanese companies operating in Southeast Asia, during phone talks with his ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, have agreed to work together to ensure that wage ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a site that has long been a source of diplomatic friction with Japan's neighbors, during its spring festival next ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to visit Vietnam and the Philippines for four days from April 27 for talks on security cooperation. The trip comes at a time when China is cozying up to ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during press conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told his Malaysian ...

After failing in his own attempt, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba instructed his Cabinet ministers to call on the Trump administration to review its steep tariffs against Japan. In the first ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said talks on tariffs between his close ally and U.S. President Donald Trump were “frank and constructive,” but he declined to comment on security issues raised b ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday exchanged views with his Malaysian and French counterparts on how to tackle the potential blow to the global economy and multilateral trade amid the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 17, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that ...