Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses ...

TOKYO — Japan's parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst ...

The Japanese parliament on Monday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a rare runoff ...

The Prime Minister of Japan was captured taking a nap during his re-election in parliament. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japanese social media was quick to point out that PM Shigeru Ishiba appeared to doze off during Monday’s vote in parliament ...

October 27, 2024 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses at the headquarters of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

Ishiba Shigeru last month won the race to become the next Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president, and thus the next prime minister of Japan. His ascendancy marked a major break. For more than 20 ...

Tomiichi Murayama, who as prime minister issued a landmark statement of “remorse” for Japan’s actions in World War II, marked his 100th birthday on March 2, expressing his hope that the ...

A week after a general election that saw the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lose their majority — and seven days before parliament opens and selects a new prime minister — Japan’s ...