The ruling party looks set for a bruising election night. The question for its leader Shigeru Ishiba is how bad the damage will be.

MATSUE—A local senior official of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party here has stirred controversy by expressing his ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was supposed to be a fresh face. He could quickly end up being a forgotten one. Weeks into his ...

The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that ...

Knee-jerk criticism of Ishiba misses is that politicians in Japan, like any democracy, make campaign promises that change ...

Japan’s upcoming election will test Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s leadership amid scandals within the ruling LDP. Polls ...

Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan - October 15, 2024 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...