Shigeru Ishiba
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Politics & GovernmentCitizens Group Files Complaint Against Ishiba Over Gift Certificates; Group Accuses Japan PM, LDP Lawmakers of Law Violation
A citizens group filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday ov...
March 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentOpposition Pressures PM to Resign over Voucher Issue; ¥100,000 Gifts Seen as Inappropriately Excessive (Update 1)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba handed out gift certificates worth ¥100,000 to 15 Liberal Democrati...
March 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM: Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Projects to Increase in Scale; Ishiba Aims Create Innovation Hub in Fukushima Pref.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Tuesday he plans to increase the scale of the reconstruct...
March 12, 2025
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General NewsMemorial Event in Fukushima City Marks 14 Yrs Since 2011 Earthquake; Ishiba Says Govt to Continue to Take Lead in Helping to Restore Living Environment of Residents
A memorial event to remember the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was held Tuesday...
March 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Vows to Win Upcoming Elections; Calls for Party to Regain ‘Humility’ in Address
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for unity in the party, expressing his determination that “I...
March 10, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Vows All-Out Election Fight at LDP Convention
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to go all out for this summer’s House of...
March 9, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentGovt Indecision Draws Criticism of Ishiba; LDP, Komeito Upper House Members Resisted Medical Co-payment Hike
The government and ruling parties have struggled over making adjustments to the high-cost medical...
March 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Postpones Plan to Raise Medical Co-Payment Caps; Change Requires Further Revision to Draft Budget Bill
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has postponed the government’s raise of the co-payment caps for pat...
March 8, 2025
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General NewsIshiba Drops in on Tokyo Girls Collection, Looking to Pump Up Audience for Osaka-Kansai Expo
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday made an appearance at the Tokyo Girls Collection to pro...
March 3, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba ‘Will Work to Unite G7’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday that he would work to unite the Group of Seven indust...
March 1, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri Shimbun Poll: Cabinet Support Unchanged Despite Japan-U.S. Summit; Ishiba at Key Moment for Administration
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was 39% in a recent nationwi...
February 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Vows to Resolve Issue of North Korea’s Abductions
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that his government will ...
February 17, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Asks to be Exempted from U.S. Aluminum, Steel Tariffs; Ishiba Says He Did Not Discuss the Matter with Trump during Summit Meeting
The Japanese government on Wednesday asked the United States, which has announced that it will im...
February 12, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba: Legal Details Need to be Hashed Out On U.S. Steel; Discussions Will Distinguish Between Acquisition, Investment
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he expects legal work will be needed to clarify th...
February 10, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Ishiba Says Trump May Visit Japan During 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on a Japanese TV program Sunday that U.S. President Donald Tru...
February 10, 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