Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday rejected a proposal by a major opposition party to remove the consumption tax on ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Vietnam and the Philippines through Wednesday hoping to offer up Japan as a reliable ...

The focus will be on whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition will secure an Upper House majority of 125 ...

Japan views Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a failure of global deterrence – and a wake-up call. On Yonaguni island, just ...

On April 30th, from 9:00 AM local time (10:00 AM Japan time), Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who was visiting the Republic of ...

A shared sense of national crisis and a desire to appeal to voters ahead of the July Upper House elections is pushing ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday that he aims for steady but quick progress in ...

The governors of 29 of Japan’s 47 prefectures recently met with prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, to request support for ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest opposition party on Wednesday submitted a bill to parliament calling for married couples to be allowed to use different surnames, tackling an issue that has long ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, stands beside Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan during arrival honors at the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Manila, ...

The two countries agree to begin talks on defense and security agreements — but little is said, at least publicly, of the US’ ...