TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in his party in a scandal shaking his already weak grip on power.

TOKYO – The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has plummeted to near the “danger level” for ...

PM Ishiba said the move was not illegal as it was a personal gift with no political intentions. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ...

Dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun to surface within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for solidarity within his ... one that can steer Japan through the world in turmoil.” LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama said the LDP, which has governed ...

Shigeru Ishiba was voted ... Junya Ogawa, secretary-general of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, blasted Ishiba for announcing his plans to dissolve the Diet chamber ...

Komeito, the junior coalition partner to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, elected a new leader for the first time in 15 years only a day after Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the new LDP president.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to prioritize regional development efforts in his first policy speech as the first regular session of the Diet under his administration opened on Jan. 24.

Negotiations to amend the fiscal 2025 government draft budget—a critical measure determining the future of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration—are entering their final phase.

Nippon Steel's top executive said Tuesday the Japanese company will stick with its proposed $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, despite President Donald Trump backing an investment and the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, March 14, 2025.(Kyodo News via AP) 35,725 people played the daily Crossword ...