Ishiba acknowledged he received “a very harsh judgment” from the public, following the Oct. 27 Lower House election that erased the majority held by the ruling coalition of his Liberal ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for ... Liberal Democratic Party had a disastrous election loss last year due to its earlier political funding irregularities.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his intention to continue to hold the reins of government despite his ruling coalition’s loss of a majority in the Lower House election. “I will tackle ...

But opposition lawmakers and rivals in his own party have said the gifts showed Ishiba was out of touch, especially after the Liberal Democratic Party had a disastrous election loss last year due ...