Former Prime Minister of Japan

Lawmakers Vote To Keep Ishiba As Japan PM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba re-elected after runoff vote

Shigeru Ishiba, the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has secured a new term as the country’s prime minister after a parliamentary vote on Monday. Ishiba, 67, was first sworn in as prime minister in September after his predecessor,

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Shigeru Ishiba Wins Vote to Remain as Japan’s Prime Minister

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses in an election last month.

朝日新聞社 · 2h

Ishiba elected prime minister in runoff at special Diet session

The Diet on Nov. 11 elected Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, as the 103rd prime minister of Japan in the first runoff vote in 30 years.

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot earlier in the day

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign event in the city of Nara in Western Japan, public broadcaster NHK said. “According to a senior LDP ...

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Japanese leader holds on to power but faces a tricky time under Trump

Ishiba, a straight-talking former defense minister ... despite his famous friendship with the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Trump’s threat of tariffs should be taken “very seriously ...

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Japan's record number of women MPs still minority

New lawmaker Saria Hino takes her seat on Monday as one of a record number of women in Japan's parliament, but while ...

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Persecution of the Unification Church in Japan Is an Attack on All Religious Freedom

Spurred by a religious “deprogrammer”—code word for bigoted brainwasher—Japan’s attacks make millions wonder: Why does the ...

Lessons for World Leaders From Japan’s Former Trump-Whisperer

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and ...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba reelected despite election setback and rising opposition challenge

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center ... whose seats quadrupled to 28 under its popular leader Yuichiro Tamaki. A Harvard-educated former Finance Ministry bureaucrat, Tamaki has ...

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Japanese PM likely to survive leadership vote at critical moment for a major US ally

Splinters among opposition parties clear the way for Shigeru Ishiba to remain as prime minister at what is a critical time ...

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