- May 17th, 2025
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are facing their toughest political crisis in over a decade, following a crushing defeat in the parliamentary elections. Official results from Sunday’s vote confirmed that Ishiba’s LDP, along with...
In a vote to replace Fumio Kishida as the head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), party members have elected Shigeru Ishiba as their new leader. Given the LDP's strong majority in the National Diet, this victory effectively positions...
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Japanese political landscape, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on August 14, 2024, that he would not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the upcoming...
In a move that has sent shockwaves through Japan’s political landscape, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that he would not seek re-election in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race. The decision, which comes just months before...
In November, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Xi Jinping held a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco. The meeting was aimed at addressing China's sluggish economy, and Japan's priority...
Japan has developed economic relations with China through a policy that separates politics and economics, or seikei burning. However, amid intensifying US-China strategic competition, China's economic coercion, and its long-term objectives to secure its core interests, Japan has become more...
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday the frugality's retreat to deflation cannot be ruled out because domestic demand-driven affectation remains delicate. " Inflationary pressure grounded on domestic demand isn't strong yet, as current consumer price increases are...
TOKYO Japan PM Fumio Kishida Cabinet: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked his fourth minister from the post on Tuesday in two months. This exercise of PM Fumio is being seen as a way of saving the reputation of the...