Japan’s new government says it hopes to improve ties with China after receiving a “forward-looking” congratulatory message ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.

The newly elected Japanese prime minister pledged to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance amid growing tension in the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is a proponent of a collective defence system in Asia to counter China. Its appeal is not so clear for Southeast Asia, say RSIS’ Benjamin Ho and SMU’s William A ...

Japan's new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, down from five previously, in what a ...

Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest ...

Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was ...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, state media reported on ...

Japan plans to continue safely restarting nuclear power plants and will use as much renewable energy as possible, Industry Minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday, indicating no major shift in policy ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Beijing's state media reported on ...

The idea of an "Asian NATO" floated by Japan's new prime minister is one to consider in the mid- to long-term but not ...

Ishiba has expressed support for the Bank of Japan's moves to raise interest rates from their near-zero level. He also backs ...