Shigeru Ishiba
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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