"When the expectations are great," a well-known saying goes, "so are the disappointments." Perhaps more than anyone to date, ...

Japan PM Ishiba is seeking to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru ... Ishiba held a brief telephone call in November with then-president-elect Trump, and reportedly sought to meet with him in January before his ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise ...

(Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, right, with his wife Yoshiko, center, departs for Malaysia and Indonesia, at the airport in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Kyodo News ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left for Malaysia on Thursday, embarking on a four-day trip that will also take him to ...