Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports he plans to announce his resignation over a historic defeat of his ruling party in a weekend election, saying instead he wanted to make sure a ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba resigns as prime minister and says new leadership election should begin immediately Japanese prime minister ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-US tariff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday denied he had decided to step down. That comes after a source close to ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba told the United Nations that Tokyo’s recognition of Palestine is a matter of “when” and not if, criticising Israeli officials for rejecting the idea of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a join press briefing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and ...

LDP's election win not a 'blank check' for Takaichi admin, former PM Ishiba says in interview; remarks a warning against ...

Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday after the ruling coalition suffered significant parliamentary losses, according to Reuters. Ishiba, 68, cited the need to take responsibility for the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shigeru Ishiba took over Japan's ruling party promising to revive it from scandal. Less than a year later he is stepping down as prime minister after three electoral losses shook the ...