Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise in the region.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Malaysia on Thursday, embarking on a four-day trip that will also take him to Indonesia as Tok

Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group that won last year's Nobel Peace Prize, urged the government on Wednesday t

Even with a minority government, deliberative debate cannot be realized unless the prime minister himself lays out the groundwork for the discussion. ･･･

A delegation from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito is set to visit China from Monday through Wednesday

President Marcos is scheduled to have a phone call with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba months after their countries held a historic trilateral summit in Washington. Reports by foreign news agencies quoted the White House as saying that Biden would host the virtual meet during his trip to Rome this week.

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has endured a grueling schedule during his first three months in office as he grapples with how to govern effectively despite having a minority in parliament's lower house and a dearth of close allies.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will make a two-day official visit to Malaysia beginning Thursday, his first visit to the country since

Japan’s prime minister picked out three priorities for 2025. But with a minority government, he may be forced to follow the opposition’s preferences.

Japanese premier unfazed at request by atomic bomb survivors that Japan should participate in Meeting of States Parties to Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Anadolu Ajansı

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell for the fourth straight month in November weighed down by higher prices even as base pay grew at the fastest pace in more than three decades, government data showed on Thursday.