Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

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 ...

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

They are credited with leading Japan as it became an economic powerhouse from the devastation of World War II. Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in 2022, while making a speech for a ...

Ishiba is actively seeking support from across the political spectrum to retain his position at the helm after the LDP and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

(Kyodo News via AP) FILE - A banner displaying the photos of successive ... FILE - Former Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrate after Chief Cabinet ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ... from a number of scandal-tainted lawmakers with former leader Shinzo Abe's faction, whom Ishiba had un-endorsed for Sunday's election ...

Japan, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Credit: AP Ishiba may also face backlash from a number of scandal-tainted lawmakers with former leader Shinzo Abe's faction, whom Ishiba had un-endorsed for Sunday ...

During an extraordinary parliamentary session, Ishiba defeated Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), to retain leadership. However, his minority ...