Tag: Shigeru Ishiba
Japan getting its first female prime minister, ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi
Tokyo — Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day…
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
TOKYO — Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and…
Japan’s ruling party votes for a new leader, hoping to regain public trust and stay in power
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing party will choose a new leader to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in…
Japan PM says Palestine state recognition ‘when not if’
Japan's prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday that Tokyo's recognition of the State of Palestine was…
Japan’s ruling party opens leadership race to choose Ishiba’s successor
TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling party opened official campaigning Monday to find…
Japan’s Farm Minister Koizumi intends to run in LDP presidential race, Sankei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi intends to run in the next Liberal Democratic Party presidential election,…
Japan fiscal dove Takaichi intends to run in LDP leadership race, Kyodo says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, a veteran of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a fiscal dove, has decided…
Why Ishiba Resigned—and What’s Next for Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2025. Credit - Toru…
Japan’s Motegi says he will run in LDP leadership race
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday he would run in the race…
‘Geek’ Shigeru Ishiba quits dream job as Japan PM
Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty-gritty of policy and geeky pursuit of making military models, but his dream job…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigns
TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his…