Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense and agriculture minister, is set to become Japan's next prime minister. The 67-year-old narrowly won the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...

Japan's embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised the country Wednesday by announcing that he'll step down when his party picks a new leader next month. His decision clears the way for his ...

A court found the assailant guilty of attempted murder in the 2023 attack on Fumio Kishida, then prime minister. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo A court in western Japan ...

Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan's prime minister ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a fashion show to tout a "cute, lively and cool" Japan. Surrounded on stage by members of an ...

TOKYO--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated that Japan isn't intentionally pushing down the yen's value to lower the price of its products sold overseas. "We are not manipulating ...

WASHINGTON--U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit him next week at the White House and he looks forward to the conversation. "They’re ...