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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The first two weeks of US President Donald Trump's second term were marked by a flurry of directives and executive orders.

Japanese media outlet Iolite reports the country is shifting its approach to cryptocurrency regulation, with Prime Minister ...

TOKYO - Few anticipated the self-control that Donald Trump appears to be exercising toward China this week.While North American allies Cana ...