Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a meeting of the government's council ... wage target has raised concerns ...

Amid higher food and energy costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as a weak yen, which pushes up import prices, Ishiba's predecessor, Fumio Kishida ... Co., speaks during an interview ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a meeting with Sakie ... Ishiba's immediate predecessor, Fumio Kishida, was positive about holding one-on-one talks with the North Korean leader ...

Senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan pose for a photo as they gather at the first trilateral ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Jan. 20 that ... tier system under the infectious disease prevention law. Kishida was speaking to reporters outside the prime minister’s office.

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 ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida categorically ruled out raising taxes next year to pay for a massive increase in defense spending, alluding to unfavorable economic conditions that have left many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese voters go to the polls after new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called a snap election. The outcome could strengthen him, or further weaken the governing LDP. Voters in Japan head to the polls ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s personnel changes may be designed to give his administration a fresh start, but insiders say the process shows he has lost his hold on the ruling Liberal ...