Plastic model maker, ramen lover: the obsessions of Japan's next PM
Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader poised to become Japan's new prime minister, often appears ...
Japan’s Governing Party Selects New Prime Minister
Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister more popular with the rank and file than with his lawmaker colleagues, had sought ...
Tokyo stocks extend gains amid Japan's ruling party election
Tokyo stocks continued their upward trend on Friday as the country's ruling party held an election for a new leader to ...
Japan's incoming PM Ishiba calls for need to end deflation
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country's economy to fully emerge from ...
Japan sails warship in Taiwan Strait for first time
A Japanese warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China for the first time, prompting Beijing to ...
Heavy rain expected in Japan's Kanto region, Shizuoka, Izu Islands
Weather officials are warning that heavy rainfall may hit the Kanto region in eastern Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture in central ...
World's longest-serving death row inmate — an 88-year-old former boxer — acquitted of 1966 murders in Japan
The ruling by Tokyo's Shizuoka District Court brought an end to Iwao Hamakada's status as the world's longest serving death ...