MANILA--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks on Tuesday with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in a move to advance ...

Japan and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on maritime security with an eye on China’s growing assertiveness in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

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 ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday he will step down as leader of the world's fourth-largest economy amid growing political discord within his party. "I made a difficult decision to ...

The public broadcaster NHK said Shigeru Ishiba made the decision to avoid a divide within the party, while the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said he was unable to withstand the mounting calls for his ...

Philip Fong / 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 a historic defeat in July’s ...

Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday after the ruling coalition suffered significant parliamentary losses, according to Reuters. Ishiba, 68, cited the need to take responsibility for the ...

TOKYO — 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 a historic defeat in July's ...