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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election. Ishiba, ...

Japan’s ruling coalition has lost its parliamentary majority in a significant defeat at Sunday’s national election, raising uncertainty about the next government’s makeup and the outlook for the world ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba avoided disagreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump and raising sensitive subjects along with ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Oct. 9 dissolved the Lower House, setting up a snap election for Oct. 27. An extraordinary Cabinet meeting will be held at the prime minister’s office on the evening ...

The first meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new U.S. President Donald Trump is being planned for Feb. 7 in ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the ruling coalition’s goal is to retain its majority in the Upper House election, now formally set for July 20. The Cabinet on June 24 decided on the election date.

Tokyo (AFP) – Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia", saying that the world is becoming ever more ...

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.