Gerald Curtis is Burgess Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. If the Liberal Democratic Party’s leaders thought that dumping Shigeru Ishiba as party president and prime minister ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka on Monday, the final day of the 184-day event. This was his fourth visit to the event held on ...

As the LDP clings to its shrinking base and defensive conservatism, Japan faces a leadership vacuum that could undermine its ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to step down in mid-month, released a "Personal Message on the 80th Anniversary of the End of the War." Despite opposition from hardline conservative ...

The foreign ministry said Saturday it took note of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's call to face history in his ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan pledged to “deeply reflect on the lessons and reflections of the last (Second World) War” on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in the Pacific War. In a ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on the 11th that it “takes note of Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s mention of ‘the ...

Whether Sanae Takaichi can achieve political stability depends on her ability to defy her right-wing supporters’ expectations ...

The US and Japan confirmed they will keep up efforts to implement their trade deal, as the Asian nation transitions to a new leader ahead of an expected visit to Tokyo by President Donald Trump.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next prime minister, surging in popularity after he entered his party's leadership ...

Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday announced he will be running for the leadership of Japan's ruling party and said he regretted that ordinary party members will be unable to ...