Shigeru Ishiba
-
Politics & GovernmentHeadwinds Growing Against Ishiba Administration; Landslide Election Loss Forces Position Change on Political Activity Funds
The results of a nationwide public opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Monday and Tu...
October 30, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba to Ask DPFP to Join ‘Partial Coalition’; LDP Coalition Partner Komeito Leader to Step Down
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to ask the opposition Democratic Party for the People to jo...
October 29, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan PM to Consider Crime Prevention Measures in Budget Proposal; Ishiba Says LDP HQ Attack Will Not Disrupt Election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Tuesday that he will consider boosting crime prevention m...
October 22, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan’s PM Ishiba Meets with Families of N. Korea Abductees; Representative of Abductee Group Opposes PM’s Plan to Set Up Liaison Office
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea...
October 17, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentIshiba Makes Ritual Offering at Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo, Oct. 17 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a ritual “masakaki” tree ...
October 17, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Considering Meeting with U.S. President-elect; Seeks to Stabilize, Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the United States to meet the president-ele...
October 13, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentIshiba Attends East Asia Summit In Laos; Regional Tensions Said To Be On Agenda
VIENTIANE — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) — a gathering of Ja...
October 11, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan-China Summit: Ishiba, Li Agree to Promote Mutually Beneficial Ties; S. Korean Yoon Keen to Continue Reciprocal Visits
VIENTIANE — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made his diplomatic debut as Japan’s leader Thursday at...
October 11, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Ishiba at ASEAN+3: Any Unilateral Attempt to Change Status Quo by Force Unacceptable
VIENTIANE — Any unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force or coercion is unacceptable,...
October 11, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentPublic Discontent Forced Ishiba’s Hand on Endorsements; Unsanctioned Candidates Face Considerable Disadvantages
In the end, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba could no longer dismiss the criticism.
...October 10, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Arrives in Laos for ASEAN Summit; First Diplomatic Visit as Leader
VIENTIANE — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived in the Laotian capital Thursday, in his first d...
October 10, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentIshiba Dissolves Lower House, Teeing Up Election Campaign / Opposition Leaders Debate Prime Minister
The House of Representatives was dissolved at a plenary session on Wednesday afternoon, setting t...
October 9, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Chapters Request Election Endorsements for Most Scandal-Tainted Members; Ishiba to Make Final Decisions
The prefectural chapters of most Liberal Democratic Party members involved in the recent politica...
October 8, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentCriticism Forces Ishiba to Not Endorse Penalized Lawmakers; LDP Seeks New Proportional Representation Candidates
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seems to have sensed that the Liberal Democratic Party’s initial pl...
October 7, 2024
-
Politics & GovernmentIshiba Says LDP Still in Process of Deciding Official Candidates for Lower House Race, Punishments for Funds Scandal Were ‘Just’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated Monday that the Liberal Democratic Party is still in the...
October 7, 2024
-
Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’
-
Ishiba Pledges to Boost Japan’s Investment in U.S. to $1 Trillion; Trump Says Meeting with Nippon Steel Execs Scheduled
-
Japan’s New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Forms Cabinet, Announces to Dissolve Lower House on Oct. 9
-
China Indicates Opposition Toward Ishiba’s Recent Visit to Taiwan, Expresses Relief at Takaichi’s Loss
-
Shigeru Ishiba Named Japan’s PM, Forms Cabinet with 13 Rookie Ministers; Cabinet Veterans Tapped as Defense, Foreign Ministers