With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coalition with a ...

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...

Japan’s political landscape could be on the brink of major upheaval after exit polls showed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition likely lost its majority in the country’s upper ...

Ishiba had announced his intention to stay on to tackle pressing challenges, including tariff talks with US, without creating ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, further shaking the ...

He now faces the twin challenges of quelling market turmoil at home and navigating US trade negotiations, with analysts suggesting his weakened position could disadvantage Japan.

Foreign ministers from South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Monday to discuss strengthening their relations in the face of increasing security challenges in the region and political tumult in the ...

Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic relations on Sunday, as both sides go through a time of political uncertainty and growing tension ...

In Brief In 2025, Japan will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki amid the controversial release of treated Fukushima wastewater. Despite backlash from neighbouring countries, ...

The loss is another blow to Ishiba’s coalition, making it a minority in both houses following its October defeat in the lower house election, and worsening Japan’s political instability. It ...