September 3, 2021 – Announces he will not run in the forthcoming LDP leadership election, effectively ceding the premiership and opening the race to other candidates after a term of less than a year.

Moving forward, the ruling and opposition parties must work together to reform and rebuild public trust, aiming for unity.” ...

In a recent video which was widely circulated on social media platforms, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was caught ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the ruling ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba survived a confidence vote in parliament, even after his LDP lost its majority in a ...

TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the ruling ...

He will now navigate hostilities within his party, economic woes and a period of flux in international relations.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the ruling ...

But voters, unhappy with inflation and a slush fund scandal that helped sink his predecessor Fumio Kishida, delivered a blow to the LDP and its junior coalition partner. Japan’s opposition parties are ...