The pressure on Ishiba’s administration is growing not just from external trade challenges, but also from within. With inflation pushing up food prices and dampening consumer spending, opposition ...

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

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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 ...

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

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parliament. The coalition fell short of the 50 seats needed to secure a majority in the ...

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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.

TOKYO: 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 w ...