Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday underscored the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touted regional revitalization and stronger cooperation with local governments around ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, said Friday he will ...

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as ...

PM Ishiba also said that he sent a congratulatory letter to Mr. Trump stating that he wanted to “work closely to further strengthen Japan-U.S. relations and to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.” ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s repeated rebuffs by US president ... a plan that has raised concerns in Japan. “It almost seems that the Ishiba government is creating a passive ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is visiting Malaysia ... Asia is an issue of foremost priority for Japan” Ishiba said at a joint news conference after ...

(Kyodo News via AP) Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands before a meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.