Days after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo Abe rushed to deliver him a gold-plated ...

The phrase did not even come close to evoking the “conviction and sympathy” that he had hoped for. Instead, his words came ...

When it comes to political funds, the primary focus of the current Diet session is corporate and organizational donations.

Japan is set to finalise a new crypto tax framework by June 2025, as PM Shigeru Ishiba calls digital assets “extremely ...

Shigeru Ishiba appointed key allies ... and Hatoyama and his party faced a public backlash. Some LDP officials worry about a repeat if Ishiba cannot revise SOFA. One Cabinet member expressed ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ... the co-leader of the Osaka-based party, said in an interview with Bloomberg. The clock is ticking for Ishiba to find the votes to pass the ...

Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito on Dec. 18 called on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the LDP president, to start talks on the issue between policymakers from the two parties. The LDP convened a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, responds to a question at a news conference at the LDP's headquarters on Oct. 28. (The Asahi Shimbun) ...

Moriyama and Shinba also agreed that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the LDP president, and DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki will meet on Nov. 9, at the earliest. “We want to constructively ...

The topic may become a focal point in the LDP presidential election in September ... indicated they would support the change. Shigeru Ishiba, 67, was “somewhat in favor.” ...

LDP President Shigeru Ishiba won a runoff to remain at the helm ... Asanuma was the first to serve as secretary-general (leader) of the JSP (predecessor of the SDP) after its right and left ...

DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki has said the party is prepared to cooperate with any political party on issues they can agree on. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the LDP president, also appears ...