The prime minister drew headlines for a moment after he was caught napping in parliament during proceedings for his own ...

Shinji Ishimaru, the surprise runner-up in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, announced on Nov. 12 that he plans to keep the ...

Newly appointed Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki was noncommittal in addressing calls to allow married couples to choose their ...

The approval rating for the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 43% in a Yomiuri Shimbun survey taken on ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba received a medical checkup on Wednesday for the second time in five ...

Japan requires married couples to use the same surname, but there is strong public support for a system allowing them to have ...

A shortage of students willing to work at bars, restaurants or karaoke joints in the busy year-end season — even as pay rises — is a conundrum Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba must address to ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has always taken a balanced approach in building friendships with US officials across party lines, and it would continue to work toward bolstering Taiwan-US ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promises to boost defense spending and wages after winning a parliamentary run-off vote to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Osaka Gov Hirofumi Yoshimura said Tuesday he will run in the leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party early next month, following its setback in the Oct 27 general election. With the ...

The new "butt bin" program aims to reduce the number of cigarette butts discarded on downtown streets and sidewalks.