Shigeru Ishiba
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Ishiba Starts Visit to Malaysia, Indonesia; Seeks to Strengthen Ties with Global South
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday began an overseas trip during which he will visit first...
January 9, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Remains Silent on Attending Nuclear Weapons Ban Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday stopped short of clarifying wheth...
January 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s PM Ishiba Dines with Softbank CEO Son; Exchanges Views on AI Strategies, U.S. Economic Policies
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dined with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on T...
January 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Aims to Rebuild LDP Ahead of 70th Anniversary, Elections; PM Hints at Double Election in 2025
The situation surrounding the party has changed drastically since its 60th anniversary in 2015, w...
January 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba Vows to Revitalize Japan at Start of 2025
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to revitalize the country in a Ne...
January 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba Eyes Meeting With Trump After Inauguration; Intends to Explain Moves to Strengthen Defense Capabilities
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Tru...
December 31, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Starts Preparations For Meeting With Trump; Aims to Build Trust with President-Elect at Early Stage
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun seriously coordinating his schedule for a visit the Unite...
December 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Hails Tsuneo Watanabe as ‘Great Journalist’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday hailed Tsuneo Watanabe, editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri ...
December 19, 2024
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Politics & Government
Trump Open to Meet Japan Prime Minister Ishiba in Mid-January; First Meet would Be Before Trump’s Inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has conveyed to the Japanese government his willingness to meet...
December 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba, Questioned About His Smoking Habit, Says He Is Down to a Few Cigarettes a Day
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is known to be a regular smoker, replied to a suggestion that ...
December 17, 2024
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General NewsJapan PM Ishiba Visits Disaster-Affected Areas in Fukushima Pref.; Local Officials Inform Prime Minister About Relevant Issues
FUTABA, Fukushima — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday for th...
December 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Swallows Opposition Demands to Get Budget Passed; Behind-the-Scenes Negotiations Help Bring CDPJ into Line with Ruling Parties
It required courting multiple opposition parties — and sometimes swallowing their demands whole —...
December 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba Stresses Importance of Nuclear Deterrence While Commenting on Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the importance of nuclear deterrence while congratulating ...
December 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba Closely Watching S. Korea’s Martial Law Lifting; No Japanese Casualties in Seoul Confirmed
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday morning he is closely monitoring the situation in So...
December 4, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba Refuses to End Corporate, Group Donations, as Opposition Lays on the Pressure
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Mo...
December 4, 2024
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Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’
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Ishiba Pledges to Boost Japan’s Investment in U.S. to $1 Trillion; Trump Says Meeting with Nippon Steel Execs Scheduled
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Japan’s New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Forms Cabinet, Announces to Dissolve Lower House on Oct. 9
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China Indicates Opposition Toward Ishiba’s Recent Visit to Taiwan, Expresses Relief at Takaichi’s Loss
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Shigeru Ishiba Named Japan’s PM, Forms Cabinet with 13 Rookie Ministers; Cabinet Veterans Tapped as Defense, Foreign Ministers