Shigeru Ishiba
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Weighs Timing of Resignation Amid Revolt in LDP; Prime Minister Seeks to Minimize Political Disruption
With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba having decided to resign, the focus has now shifted to when he...
July 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentWheels Start Turning in Race to Replace Ishiba as LDP President, With Top Contenders Likely Same as in 2024
With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba set to step down, members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Par...
July 24, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba Meets with Former Prime Ministers; They Discuss ‘Sense of Crisis’ Following Election Defeat
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday held talks with three former prime ministers at the Li...
July 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Likely to Step down Following Japan-U.S. Trade Deal
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided on Wednesday to step down, following the Japan-U.S. trade a...
July 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Cabinet Approval Rating Plummets to 22% in Japan Following Heavy Loss in House of Councillors Election
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet plummeted to 22%, compared to 32%...
July 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentMoves to Oust Japan PM Ishiba Were Already Underway Within LDP; Members Took Steps to Hold Plenary Meetings, Election
Moves to oust Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had already begun within the Liberal Democratic Party...
July 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba to Step Down Over Defeat in Upper House Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will step down, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned on Wednesd...
July 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: Prime Minister Ishiba Receives Understanding, Criticism from Cabinet; Minister Cautions Impact on U.S. Tariff Talks
A Cabinet member on Tuesday said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba should face up to his mismanagemen...
July 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: LDP Lawmakers Want Ishiba Step Down After Election Rout; However, Few Seem Inclined to Force Prime Minister Out
An increasing number of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers are demanding that Prime Minister Shig...
July 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba’s Pledge to Remain Gets Cool Reception in LDP; Many Call for PM to Take Responsibility for Defeat
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s pledge to stay in office, announced the day after the Liberal Dem...
July 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: Ishiba Vows to Stay on Despite Ruling Bloc’s Loss in Upper House Election; ‘Stagnation Must Not Be Allowed’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday vowed he would not step down a day after the ruling coali...
July 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: Japan Ruling Bloc Loses Majority in Upper House; Ishiba Vows to Remain Prime Minister
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in the ...
July 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Implies He Won’t Resign; Japan Must ‘Avoid Stagnation in National Politics’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba implied he does not intend to resign following the ruling coalition...
July 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Ishiba Meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent to Talk Tariffs, Hoping for Progress
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the Prime Ministe...
July 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba, EU Leaders to Agree on Intl Economic Order; Draft Statement Shows Support For Rules-Based Free Trade
Japan and the European Union intend to lead a rules-based international economic order in the fac...
July 16, 2025
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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