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Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a ...
Growing pressure on Japan's Ishiba to resign after election trouncing
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its ...
Japan's PM Ishiba denies talk he will quit following election drubbing
By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied talk on ...
Japan's PM Ishiba to quit after election drubbing and Trump trade deal, source
By Tim Kelly, Satoshi Sugiyama and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to step down ...
How a far-right 'Japanese First' party made big election gains
A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election ...
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
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Japan Election Throws a Wrench in Trade Talks
A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on after bruising election defeat
The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...
Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say
Japanese markets were closed for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already priced in ...
Japan’s upper house election result foreshadows political upheavals
The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the ...
Japan’s Ishiba says he’ll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...