Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Sunday decided to step down from the post over a month after his party was hit with a major electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament, NHK World reported. NHK World was the first to learn about the development. Earlier in July, Ishiba had faced a major setback after a significant electoral defeat in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with the former Japanese PMs Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida during his visit to Tokyo. Yoshihide Suga served as the PM of Japan from 2020 to 2021, and Fumio Kishida’s tenure as PM lasted from 2021 to 2024. Both leaders belong to the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party of JapanPM…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29, during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, with the two leaders slated to review bilateral ties and exchange views on regional and global issues of importance. At a special media briefing…
Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan’s prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without a majority now in both houses of parliament. The reports said Shigeru Ishiba had conveyed his intention to step down to those close to him,…
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told him that the two nations will be able to reach a good trade deal. Ishiba urged Bessent to continue talks vigorously with Japan’s chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa to achieve a mutually beneficial agreement. The two sides didn’t discuss specifics on trade as…