The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a ...

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upper house election defeat.

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung, said Friday he plans to revive a 2018 military agreement with North Korea ...

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

The PM's departure less than a year after taking office will trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic party.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next ...

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 ...

Ito Mayor Maki Takubo has reversed her decision to resign amid allegations she falsified her academic credentials, and will ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which gained seats in the July 20 House of Councillors election, has quietly stirred ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, the day after the prime minister's coalition lost ...