By Leika Kihara and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to ...

For an already-unpopular administration, the return of party members implicated in a slush funds scandal will create further ...

Some opposition leaders are urging the prime minister to rally his party around a strategy before speaking with the U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has formed a task force to manage trade talks with the U.S., led by Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa. Plans to cut Japan's sales tax, particularly on food items, ...

Hearing that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s approval rating fell below 28%, it’s hard not to wonder how it could ...

The head of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito party is planning to visit China this month, hoping to hand ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid into a bear market over fears of a widening trade war, while Japanese Prime Minister ...

Japan's ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) agreed to curb gasoline prices to help cushion consumers against wider economic pain stemming from U.S. tariffs, a DPP ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has expressed his intention to visit the United States if necessary at an early date ...

Japan's parliament passed the budget for fiscal 2025 on Monday, the day before the new financial year starts, after Prime ...

The Trump administration’s tariffs are forcing Japan’s government to scramble to come up with support measures for businesses ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka that kicks off April 13 to embody ...