TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary ...

Sept. 7 (UPI) --Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday to avoid a split of his Liberal Democratic Party after recent election defeats. "Today, I have decided resign ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was unaware of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation announcement less than a year after taking office. "I don't know anything about that," ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on July 21, 2025. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERS/File ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke with US President Donald Trump at his request, and that he briefed her ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced he is stepping down after less than a year in the role, following two major election losses. The move comes a day before his Liberal Democratic ...

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty-gritty of policy and geeky pursuit of making military models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister crumbled Sunday. Ishiba said he had decided to step down, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy.