In December 2022, Kishida said a decision on when to start the defense spending tax hike would be made in 2023. But with just two months remaining in the year, that prospect is also becoming ...

Fumio Kishida has long been described as low-key and humble, even during his rise through the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party. One influential supporter even told Kishida that those ...

The agreement came during a meeting between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang here on May 26. Kishida called on Li to immediately lift an import ban that China slapped on ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped the post of special adviser for international human rights issues during the recent Cabinet reshuffle, a move that critics say may send the wrong message to ...

WASHINGTON—Stuffed Super Mario toys and Wajima-nuri lacquerware are among the gifts that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida brought to U.S. President Joe Biden for his state visit. On the afternoon ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is calling for a tax hike of 1 trillion yen ($7.4 billion) by fiscal 2027 to pay for Japan’s massive defense buildup. Now comes the hard part for the government ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gifted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a wooden “hissho shamoji” rice scoop believed to bring victory and an origami-crane-shaped lamp representing peace ...

The approval rating of the Cabinet fell further to 23 percent, and nearly 60 percent of voters want Fumio Kishida to resign as prime minister, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. The approval rating ...

After a red-carpet welcome at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was set to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on bolstering overall relations ...

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the ...