Japan’s labor shortage is forcing its conservative lawmakers to consider overhauling decades-old social welfare rules ...

With just days to go before the G7 leaders’ summit in Canada, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sent a strong message to Washington: Tokyo is open to progress, but will not be pressured into ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba still sees distance with the US when it comes to trade talks, according to an ...

Ishiba is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven leaders gathering in Canada ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he will not rush into a trade deal with the US that would hurt the nation’s ...

On the sidelines of the G-7 summit, Ishiba is expected to hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. After ...

Failing to get any kind of deal there could worsen Mr Ishiba’s standing ahead of a national election in July. Read more at ...

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to batter Japan’s vital auto industry and derail the country’s long-standing efforts to engineer a sustainable economic recovery.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that Japan aims to make progress in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United ...

The starting time of the latest debate between party leaders was delayed to enable more people to see it, but the substance of the debate turned out to be a competition over handout policies. The ...

Japan backs U.S.-China trade progress, calling their stable ties vital as it monitors developments and seeks relief from U.S.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, at a debate between party leaders on Wednesday evening, rejected the idea of reducing the consumption tax rate amid rising prices. This is the third and likely ...