South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday made Japan his first destination abroad as leader, inviting Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to visit his country at a later date.

President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Tokyo on Saturday for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks to expand cooperation with Tokyo while squarely facing up to the history of the past.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s use of the word “remorse” in his speech marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II was notable for two key reasons.

By naming the popular lawmaker to his Cabinet, the beleaguered prime minister turned a potential rival into a member of his team — at least, for now.

Japan's ruling party plans to gauge the support of its members in writing on whether it should hold an earlier than scheduled leaders

More than half of voters do not think Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba should resign despite his party’s resounding defeat in the Upper House election in July, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign after a historic defeat of his governing party. Ishiba met with heavyweights from his Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and former Prime Mi...

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's use of the word "remorse" in his address about World War II at the annual government-organised national memorial service for the war dead reflected his distinctiveness.