Pentagon chief to meet Japan PM on final Asia trip TOKYO: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday, having a day... Published 10 Dec, 2024 01:33pm
World Japan PM Ishiba says he won’t get meeting he sought with president-elect Trump TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday that a face-to-face meeting he had sought with US... Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:55am
World Japan PM Ishiba, China President Xi to meet in Peru on Friday, Kyodo says TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet China’s President Xi Jinping on the... Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:44am
World Lawmakers vote to keep embattled Ishiba as Japan PM TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the... Published 11 Nov, 2024 04:51pm
World Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
World Japan votes with new PM on shaky ground TOKYO: Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his... Updated 27 Oct, 2024 04:24pm
World New Japan PM to hold talks on ASEAN sidelines TOKYO: Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in... Published 08 Oct, 2024 11:48am
World South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Ishiba in talks to meet sidelines of ASEAN, Yonhap says SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are in talks to hold a... Published 03 Oct, 2024 11:18am
World China’s Xi congratulates new Japan PM Ishiba BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, state media... Published 02 Oct, 2024 12:30pm
World Japan PM Ishiba expressed desire to strengthen US alliance in first call with Biden TOKYO: Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday he wanted to strengthen his nation’s alliance... Published 02 Oct, 2024 11:42am
World Defence ‘geek’ Ishiba becomes Japan PM TOKYO: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy,... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Markets Gold off record highs as Fed’s Powell signals smaller rate cuts Gold prices were hovering below recent record peaks on Tuesday after the US Federal Reserve chair tempered... Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:54am
Markets JGB yields flat as market sees BOJ’s meeting summary as dovish TOKYO: Yields on short maturity Japanese government bonds were flat on Tuesday as the market confirmed the Bank of... Published 01 Oct, 2024 11:47am
Markets Japan’s Nikkei rises, defence stocks shine as Ishiba set to become next PM TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Tuesday, led by defence stocks as former defence minister... Published 01 Oct, 2024 10:17am
Markets Yen steadies, dollar slips as China reaches for stimulus SINGAPORE: A surging yen steadied on Monday as Japan’s incoming prime minister signalled monetary policy should... Published 30 Sep, 2024 10:08am
World Japan’s Ishiba opts for continuity in cabinet picks, eyes snap election TOKYO: Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, signalled continuity this weekend in his early decisions ... Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am
Business & Finance Japan’s incoming PM Ishiba calls for loose monetary policy TOKYO: Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Sunday the country’s monetary policy must remain... Published 29 Sep, 2024 10:38am
World Japan’s Ishiba likely to name ex-Defence Minister Iwaya as foreign minister, Asahi says TOKYO: Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will likely name former Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya as... Published 29 Sep, 2024 10:15am
World Shigeru Ishiba: Abe-critic wins Japan top job at last TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan’s next prime minister after winning his party’s leadership vote on Friday,... Published 27 Sep, 2024 12:21pm
World Ishiba announces bid to succeed Kishida as Japan’s leader TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba, a former defence minister, said on Saturday he would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:37pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept