Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty-gritty of policy, cigarettes and making models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister ...

Ishiba, 68, a self-confessed defense “geek,” is the son of a regional governor and is from Japan’s small Christian minority.

Japan is on track to achieve its target of boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product in the next two ...

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy, cigarettes and making models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister ...

Changes in Japan’s political environment make immigration a challenging issue for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the Japanese government's minimum wage council ...

Economic cooperation and mutual defense and security will be the central issues that would be discussed during the bilateral ...

Ruling coalition predicted to lose majority and will have to seek partners to maintain power, with Ishiba expected to make ...

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is currently on a working visit to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is why she will not ...