Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

A shortage of students willing to work at bars, restaurants or karaoke joints in the busy year-end season — even as pay rises ...

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Mr. Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses ...

Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba received some rare good news as parliament backed him to stay in the job ahead of an ...

Ishiba defeated opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan by a vote of 221 to 160, ...

The results could weaken Ishiba's grip on power, possibly leading Japan into political uncertainty, though a change of government was not expected. Ishiba took office on Oct. 1, replacing his ...

Japan's general election on Sunday will be a test for new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seeking to solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party. His gamble to call a snap election ...

In addition, they may exchange views on Ishiba's proposal to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. With Xi, Ishiba hopes to agree on advancing the mutually beneficial strategic ...