Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday ahead of the scheduled ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that their countries can reach a "good ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that their countries can reach a "good ...

TOKYO -- With Japan's ruling coalition facing the possibility of losing a majority in Sunday's upper house election, the outcome could force Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to expand the alliance to ...

Ishiba, who heads the Liberal Democratic Party, has intensified his rhetoric on issues appealing to conservatives, a core LDP ...

Tokyo and Washington have yet to agree on tariff deal as US President Trump's announced deadline of Aug. 1 draws closer - ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday called for more talks with the U.S on a tariff deal after meeting here with President Donald Trump's treasury chief, Scott Bessent, seeking to ...

Bessent, who is in Japan for the first time since taking his current position, will attend the US National Day at the World Expo in Osaka.

Ishiba already leads a coalition that lacks a majority in the Lower House, and another bad showing Sunday will likely mean ...

Surveys indicate his ruling coalition could lose its Upper House majority in elections this weekend. Read more at ...

The recent surveys indicate that the LDP and the smaller Komeito party’s coalition could lose popular support and the upper ...

TOKYO -- When Shigeru Ishiba ran for Japan's prime minister in the autumn of 2024, some voters hoped that the quiet yet sharp ...