US strategy shakeup asks tough questions of Germany and Japan

As the final session began at last month's Berlin security conference, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said he ...

From Mamdani to Takaichi, 2025 emerged as defining year of political reset

Historic wins, surprise upsets, and rapid leadership changes marked 2025, as voters across major democracies demanded ...

Japan’s Takaichi Says Trump Briefed Her on His Call With Xi

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke with US President Donald Trump at his request, and that he briefed her on his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the latest state of ...
East Asia Forum

New leader, same crisis in Japan’s LDP

After a year in office, Shigeru Ishiba resigned as Japan’s prime minister following the LDP–Komeito coalition’s major electoral defeats. Sanae Takaichi emerged victorious from the LDP presidential ...
Seattle Times

Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing prime minister and his South Korean counterpart underscored the need to strengthen cooperation between their nations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...
Wall Street Journal

Japan’s Ruling Party Gears Up to Select Next Prime Minister

TOKYO—The resignation of Japan’s prime minister has set up a crucial leadership election that will effectively determine who will be the country’s next leader. On Saturday, the Liberal Democratic ...
East Asia Forum

Internal party rivalries sealed Ishiba’s fate

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation less than a year after taking office, following electoral defeats, funding scandals and mounting internal party pressure that made his ...
Yahoo

Japanese PM condemns Israel and Russia at the UN General Assembly

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday denounced Israel for its unilateral actions and said Japan will take "new measurements," if further actions to prevent realising the two-state ...
News-Press NOW

Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader Saturday to succeed Ishiba

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and ...
UPI

Shinjiro Koizumi aims to be Japan's youngest prime minister

Sept. 20 (UPI) --Shinjiro Koizumi seeks the presidency of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which would enable him to become the nation's youngest prime minister if he wins. Koizumi, 44, is Japan's ...
Reuters

Japan's Ishiba to visit Busan from Sept 30 to meet S.Korea's Lee, TV Asahi reports

TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during his two-day visit to the city of Busan from September 30, Japanese broadcaster ...