South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next week before flying to ...

Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks in part to a surge in hard-Right support.

On this reciprocal tariff issue, we have confirmed with the U.S. that there is no discrepancy between the two countries in the understanding that for items with an existing tariff rate of 15% or more, ...

As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting.

Australia’s government has criticized plans announced in recent days by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu for a sweeping new ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s power waned as the LDP and Komeito lost their upper house majority in Japan’s July 20 ...

Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party? Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend.

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...

Japan must balance its budget and push the central bank to raise interest rates to alleviate concern over the country's ...

Ishiba’s removal will not resolve the crisis facing the Japanese ruling establishment as it faces demands from the Trump regime in Washington and developing anger in the working class over declining ...

Increasing political instability will pose challenges to decisive leadership and give opposition parties more sway in ...

The country's total fertility rate fell to 1.15 in 2024 from 1.2 the previous year, despite extensive local and central ...