Shigeru Ishiba
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Launches New Cabinet, with Benefits Planned for Low Earners
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba launched his second Cabinet on Monday night. As the leader of a rul...
November 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Had Scant Latitude In Cabinet Appointments; Posts Assigned to Please LDP Heavyweights, Komeito
The forming of the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was marked by his defensive po...
November 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentShigeru Ishiba Retains Post as Japanese Prime Minister; Wins Runoff Against Head of Largest Opposition Party
Shigeru Ishiba was elected Monday as the 103rd prime minister at a special Diet session, and the ...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentShigeru Ishiba May Have Dozed Off During Diet Vote for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared to have fallen asleep during the first round of voting to ...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba Holds Talks with Opposition Leaders; JIP to Withhold Support in Diet Debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the importance of cooperation between the minori...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Diet Confirms LDP’s Shigeru Ishiba as PM (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Diet, Japan’s parliament, confirmed Liberal Democratic Party President Shi...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Upper House Elects LDP’s Ishiba as PM
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s par...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Plans Further Revision of Political Funds Control Law; Lawmakers’ Allowances Also in Spotlight
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to revise the Political Funds Control Law again before the en...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Cabinet Resigns ahead of Diet PM Votes
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s cabinet resigned en masse Monday befo...
November 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentShigeru Ishiba, Japan Prime Minister, Making Arrangements to Meet President-elect Trump This Month
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit the United States and meet U.S. President-elect Dona...
November 8, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese PM Ishiba Eyes Holding 1st Talks with U.S., Chinese Leaders at International Meetings in Mid-Nov.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba revealed his intention on Monday to hold his first talks with U.S. ...
November 5, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Cabinet Tries to Balance PM’s Ideas with Reality in 1st month; LDP Coalition’s Loss of Majority Poses Challenge
In the first month since its inauguration on Oct. 1, the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Shigeru Is...
November 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Plans to Meet Biden in Mid-Nov.; 1st Face-to-Face Meeting During APEC Summit
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to meet U.S. President Joe Biden during his visit to South Am...
November 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Eyes Talks with Xi during Nov. South America Visit; Hopes for Agreement on Resolving Issues through Dialogue
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun working to arrange his first summit meeting with Chinese ...
October 31, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri Survey: 58% ‘Happy’ with Outcome of Lower House Election; Ishiba Cabinet Approval Rating Drops to 34% from 51%
Fifty-eight percent of the eligible voters surveyed by The Yomiuri Shimbun said they were “happy”...
October 30, 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