Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned Friday because a chronic illness resurfaced and he said he did not want it to affect his decision-making. Abe, 65, has for years ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Sunday (May 11) that he will aim for the elimination of all tariffs in trade negotiations with the United States. Speaking on a Fuji ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Japan’s top trade negotiator traveled to Washington for another round of tariff talks last week, a bipartisan delegation bearing the name of “Japan-China Friendship ...

No longer able to rely on the traditional vote-gathering power of factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, potential successors to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are convening study ...

But Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later said "the tariffs, represented by the ones on cars, are absolutely unacceptable." "Reduction of (the U.S.) trade deficit should be possible ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed their commitment to accelerate the GCAP program by strengthening ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he looked forward to working even more closely with PM Wong to strengthen the excellent relations between the two countries, as Singapore and Japan ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday.

The vice minister also protested "the violation of Japan's territorial airspace by a helicopter launched from one of the China Coast Guard vessels, strongly urging (China) to ensure that similar ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will host his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, for wide-ranging talks on Monday (May 5, 2025) against the backdrop of rising tensions between India and Pakistan ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister said on Sunday he was confident that a dispute between energy company Petronas, owned by the federal government, and Petros, owned by the ...