The Latest Breaking News from Shigeru Ishiba

A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister

Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader in a race analysts say is more unpredictable than usual.

Fumio Kishida promised reform when he said he was stepping down as prime minister after a term marred by controversy.

Two women and two MPs under the age of 50 are on potential list of candidates after current PM Fumio Kishida decided to step down

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing US officials from traveling there. She made the remarks in Tokyo on the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China. The Chinese have tried to isolate Taiwan,…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan represent a “grave problem” that threatens regional peace and security after five ballistic missiles launched as part of the drills landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone

TAIPEI -- A delegation of Japanese lawmakers including former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba held talks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Thursday.

A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers has met with Taiwan’s president in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security