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Japan’s Ishiba vows ‘steady’ implementation of U.S. tariff deal

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently clinched trade deal with the United States as...

Tokyo voters punish Japan ruling party

TOKYO – Voters in Tokyo decisively knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday,...

Wartime in Northern Luzon

“We crossed neck-deep streams full of leeches, which clung all over our bodies and sucked our blood” JAPANESE Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, during a recent...

Ishiba, Marcos to agree on talks for key security pacts

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines are set to agree Tuesday on the start of discussions to pave the way for the conclusion...

Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as Tokyo seeks to shore up regional ties...

Trade, defense top agenda of Marcos, Ishiba meet next week

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit the Philippines next week, officials said Wednesday, as part of Tokyo’s summit diplomacy to maintain a rules-based...

Trump, Ishiba hit China’s ‘provacative’ South China Sea actions

Condemn unlawful maritime claims, militarization WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday (Manila time) condemned China for “provocative...

Japan PM to tread carefully in Trump meeting, seek protection from tariffs

WASHINGTON, DC – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will cautiously try to convince Donald Trump to treat Tokyo better than other allies Friday when...

Japan leader stresses US role in Asia-Pacific security

Tokyo, Japan—Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to...

7 in 10 Japan prefectures back revising pact governing US troops

NAHA, Japan—Thirty-three of Japan's 47 prefectural governments back revising a pact governing the US forces in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday,...

PH, US, Japan underscore need for peaceful, secure Indo-Pacific

The Philippines, United States, and Japan underscored the importance of fostering a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, underpinned by shared values such as...

Japan PM meets with members of Nobel Peace Prize atomic bomb survivor group

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met Wednesday with members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors that received the Nobel Peace Prize...

Japan government approves record budget for ageing population, defense

Tokyo, Japan—Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and...

Tokyo to propose 4-day workweek for govt staff

Tokyo’s governor wants to introduce a four-day workweek for government staffers in the capital as part of a nationwide push to encourage parenthood. Prime Minister...
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