President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump made the comments as he welcomed ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has praised United States President Donald Trump as a “very sincere and powerful ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with President Trump Friday. He faces a challenge in overcoming Trump's long-held skepticism about the usefulness of alliances.

Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington Friday.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called on U.S. President Joe Biden to dispel growing concerns in Japanese and U.S. business circles over his blocking of Nippon Steel Corp.’s planned acquisition of ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed a session of parliament on Friday as he made his pitch for a broad focus on regional development. The prime minister called his ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, said Friday he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U ...

Aiming to strengthen relations with key Southeast Asian neighbors and trading partners, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba embarked on a four-day trip to Malaysia and Indonesia on Jan. 9. The visits ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began a trip to Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China's ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia as part of an effort to strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as China ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to the media, ahead of his tour of Malaysia and Indonesia, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Jan. 9, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Prime ...