Japan's ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation to take responsibility for July's dismal election result. The Liberal ...

Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he would step down from the country’s top office. “I always said that I wouldn’t cling to this post, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Tuesday to work together to tackle global trade turmoil while reaffirming their commitment to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, ...

The following is an explanation of how a new Japanese prime minister is selected in a special parliamentary session.

After a year in office, Shigeru Ishiba resigned as Japan’s prime minister following the LDP–Komeito coalition’s major electoral defeats. Sanae Takaichi emerged victorious from the LDP presidential ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday that he will step down, following growing political conflict within his ruling party. His departure has opened up the race to lead the ...

Japan’s GDP expanded 0.5% q/q in Q2 2025, beating a flash estimate of 0.3% and picking up from an upwardly revised 0.1% in Q1, marking the fifth straight quarterly growth. Japan’s economy grew by 2.2% ...

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan said Sunday that he planned to resign, plunging the country into deep political uncertainty in a turbulent time. Japan is grappling with rising ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru Hanai—POOL/AFP/Getty Images Less than a year after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister ...