The outlook for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government is likely to hinge on a small opposition party that in an electoral breakthrough secured 28 seats in the 465-member House of…
Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki, left, hands Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba a policy document at the prime minister's office…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba managed to survive 2024 following his Liberal Democratic Party's loss of a majority in the Oct. 27 Lower House election, which forced him to work with…
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Defense Ministry head office in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 7:00 JST, January 1, 2025 The government has decided to again propose the…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jan 1, 2025 02:50 (JST) Tokyo, Jan. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to revitalize the country in a New Year's message issued Wednesday.Japan's falling…
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoPrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba The Yomiuri Shimbun 11:53 JST, December 31, 2024 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet with US President-elect Donald…
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoA female candidate waves to the audience during a street stump speech. Jiji Press 11:34 JST, December 31, 2024 Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan's political parties are…
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has endured a grueling schedule during his first three months in office as he grapples with how to govern effectively despite having a…
Japan is preparing to create a disaster management agency responsible for everything from disaster preparedness to reconstruction, learning from past disasters including the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake.Disaster-related deaths exceeded…
The Yomiuri ShimbunFinance Minister Katsunobu Kato talks about the fiscal 2025 draft budget at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday. Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers 20:00 JST, December…