Election to test Ishiba’s ability to build a strong political base
The Oct. 27 general election — the first nationwide vote since a slush funds scandal was uncovered within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — comes as an early test of…
Ishiba tells LDP to discuss Asian security issues
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday instructed his Liberal Democratic Party to hold discussions on measures to ensure security in the Asian region. Ishiba, the ruling LDP's president, apparently had…
General election campaigning to kick off Tuesday
Campaigning for the Oct. 27 Lower House election kicks off Tuesday, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, just over two weeks after taking office on Oct. 1, puts the issue of…
Amid skepticism, CDP faces once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Oct. 27 polls
The upcoming Oct. 27 general election presents the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), the largest opposition party in parliament, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present itself as a credible…
Japan to ‘seriously consider’ UN nuke ban treaty observer status, Ishiba says
Just days after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a grassroots group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors pushing for the abolition of nuclear arms, Prime Minister Shigeru…
Ishiba reiterates need for nuclear deterrence despite group’s Nobel Prize
A day after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a grassroots group of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons ban, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday…
New Komeito chief targets majority as make-or-break in election
Keiichi Ishii, new head of Komeito, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ally, sees a maintaining at least a majority of seats in the Lower House as the make-or-break line for…
Justice minister says he has severed all ties with Unification Church
Newly appointed Justice Minister Hideki Makihara, who has admitted to attending dozens of Unification Church events in the pastreaffirmed Friday that he has cut all ties with the religious group.The…
Ishiba clears low bar in diplomatic debut
With him first foray abroad this week, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looked to swipe away any fears of a radical departure from the diplomatic and security trail that was blazed…
Ishiba keeps low profile as he makes diplomatic debut
With pledges to strengthen maritime security and promote decarbonization, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made his international debut Thursday at summits related to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…