Japan PM Ishiba vows to continue leading government following election defeat
TOKYO, Oct 28 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he will continue to lead the government and tackle growing economic and security challenges...
Japan’s government in flux after election gives no party majority
TOKYO, Oct 28 — The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux today after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted ruling coalition, leaving...
LDP leader Ishiba elected Japan’s PM
TOKYO, Oct 1 — Shigeru Ishiba, leader of Japan’s ruling party, was elected Prime Minister in the House of Representatives today to succeed Fumio Kishida,...
Incoming Japan PM Ishiba’s ‘Asian NATO’ idea test for US diplomacy
TOKYO, Sept 27 — Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan’s next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the United States (US), with proposals to...
Japan’s next PM may be elected on October 1
TOKYO, Sept 7 — An extraordinary session of the Japanese Parliament, during which the country’s new prime minister will be elected, may be held on...
Japan’s Kishida says Parliament will not be dissolved after party’s failure in by-elections
TOKYO, April 30 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he took his party’s failure in the three recent by-elections to the Japanese...
Japanese PM reshuffles cabinet, LDP leadership as support rates tumble
TOKYO, Aug 10 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday...
Japan’s ruling bloc gains sweeping victory in upper house election
TOKYO, July 11 — Japan’s ruling bloc, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday’s House of Councilors election, with...