Why Japan Is Getting Its Second Prime Minister in Just a Year

Japan will get its second prime minister in just over a year when the ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a leadership ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN

S. Korea-Japan summit in Busan

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (standing) addresses a dinner party for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R) at a hotel in the southeastern port city of Busan on Sept. 30, 2025, in ...
Foreign Policy

As Another Leadership Election Looms, Japan’s Real Bosses Take Stock

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following ...

Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit

Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their ...

Japan and South Korea to cooperate on social and other issues

Political leaders in Japan and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on matters affecting both nations during a summit ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

President Lee and Prime Minister Ishiba Hold Historic Busan Summit

President Lee Jae-myung held a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (Ishiba Shigeru) in Busan on the 30th to ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Korean, Japanese leaders bond over Busan stroll, dinner of delicacies

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, bonded over a stroll together and dinner with dishes ...
The Diplomat

South Korean President Hosts Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister

Days before the leadership election of Japan’s governing party, Ishiba Shigeru visited Busan to meet South Korean President ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Lee, Ishiba Share Symbolic Dinner, Praise Curry Exchange

President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shared a dinner following their summit on the 30th. The presidential office detailed the day’s dinner menu, stating, “It was prepared ...