President Donald Trump is almost certain to pressure Japan to increase its defense spending during a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later this week, according to a U.S. government official ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and visiting Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema agreed Thursday to deepen economic ties through increased cooperation in such fields as minerals, as the two ...

The ruling parties have proposed a plan to Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) to eliminate income restrictions on ...

When Shigeru Ishiba meets Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, the Japanese prime minister's real sparring partner will be the memory of a predecessor who died in 2022.

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to normalize policy, according to former BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, whose term was ...

Tokyo has been scrambling for ways to placate the U.S. leader, and head off any dust-up between the allies during Friday’s meeting.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's official car was involved in a minor accident with a police vehicle on the premises ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to the United States on Thursday ahead of what will be President Donald Trump's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's official car had a minor collision with a police vehicle in the capital Tokyo on ...

TOKYO, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to the United States on Thursday ahead of what ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, and Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema hold a talk at the prime minister's ...

Days after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo Abe rushed to deliver him a gold-plated ...