Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party marked the 70th anniversary of its founding on Saturday amid concerns that reforms ...

This dissolution, which came later in the afternoon and just eight days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office, marks the shortest interval between a prime minister's inauguration and a lower ...

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan said Sunday that he planned to resign, plunging the country into deep political uncertainty in a turbulent time. Japan is grappling with rising ...

Conservatives urge Ishiba to wait until his domestic political position stabilises, while others say avoiding Trump could ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru Hanai—POOL/AFP/Getty Images Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister ...

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's parliamentary ...

TOKYO--The exit of Japan's prime minister is likely to extend political uncertainty. That may unsettle bonds or the yen, but it's given equities a lift, pushing the benchmark into record territory.

The cabinet of Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has approved a plan to combat the rising tide of online gambling and ...

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Takaichi is expected to finalize this week a fiscal stimulus package of roughly $110 billion, worth more than 2% of the ...