Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% early Monday after the country’s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government spending requests for next fiscal year will likely set a record for the third consecutive year, a draft of the requests obtained by Reuters showed on Monday, ...

The approval rating of Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet plummeted from 40 percent to 26 percent, its lowest level yet, after the prime minister became embroiled in a gift-giving scandal, an Asahi Shimbun ...

Voters narrowly support Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remaining in office despite heavy election losses, an Asahi Shimbun ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will strive to build the broadest consensus possible among political parties as he steers a fragile minority government into the new year. In a New Year’s message ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba avoided disagreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump and raising sensitive subjects along with ...

A deepening slush fund scandal has continued to cast a shadow over Japan’s ruling party leaders following revelations that former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, following his suc ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take ...

The leaders of India and Japan agreed Friday to bolster economic ties while also boosting cooperation in defense, energy and ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth-largest economy and a key U.S. ally into fresh political uncertainty amid rising living costs and ...