Ishiba had a meal with the 15 Lower House lawmakers at the prime minister's official residence on March 3. Prior to the gathering, he distributed gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen, or about 675 ...

TOKYO -- Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet hovered at 24% in a weekend public opinion poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun, the second month in a row the figure has remained ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers reporters' questions after the inauguration of U.S. President Trump, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2025. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has chatted with Myaku-Myaku, the official character of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, ahead of the event's opening on Sunday. A Myaku-Myaku robot equipped ...

TOKYO — Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government dropped to a record low after he handed out gift vouchers to some ruling party lawmakers, a poll conducted by the ...