Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday attended a memorial service for members of the Self-Defense Forces who died on duty, vowing to protect people's lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/japan/politics/ishiba-memorial-sdf-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #defense #sdf
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba released a long-awaited personal statement on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II Friday, offering his own perspective on the outbreak of the conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/politics/ishiba-wwii-message/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #wwii #ldp
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Pentagon's top Asia official has urged Japan to ramp up its defense budget, saying Tokyo “has long underemphasized spending for its own defense.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-us-defense-spending-pentagon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #budgets #shigeruishiba #defenseministry #indopacific #johnnoh #sanaetakaichi
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have agreed on the value of maintaining “stable” ties, amid concerns the next Japanese government could take a harder line on relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-seek-stability-in-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung #takeshima #disputedislands #history #sanaetakaichi
Only two of the five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election own stock despite a government push for more people to invest in Japan’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/markets/ldp-candidates-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #stocks #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #toshimitsumotegi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to cooperate on shared challenges, including greying populations, in a bid to solidify their ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-ties-ishiba-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung
As the Liberal Democratic Party gears up to vote for a new leader on Oct. 4, why is Shinjuro Koizumi toning down his rhetoric on reform? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/politics/shinjiro-koizumi-reformist-peacemaker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake have agreed that Japan will provide about 10 surveillance drones to the South Asian nation's navy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/sri-lanka-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #srilanka #drones #defense
The Liberal Democratic Party-led administration is considering convening an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 14 or later to elect Japan's new prime minister, following the LDP's leadership election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/parliament-vote-pm-oct-14/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the go-to problem solver in Japan's political center, might be facing his biggest challenge yet: convincing colleagues in the ruling party that he is best suited to lead them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/politics/ldp-hayashi-profile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #taroaso #shigeruishiba
Shigeru Ishiba and Lee Jae Myung are expected to discuss the future of Japan-South Korea "shuttle diplomacy" in Busan on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-leaders-meet-to-focus-on-shuttle-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung
All five Liberal Democratic Party candidates have taken a hard-line stance on immigration-related issues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/foreigners-policy-ldp-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignworkers #immigration #shigeruishiba #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi
Despite its limitations and frequent criticism, the United Nations remains a vital global institution that, while rarely solving crises outright, plays an essential role in exposing problems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/09/26/the-painful-display-at-the-united-nations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #unitednations #ungeneralassembly #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba
Will a newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president follow predecessors, dissolving the Lower House and calling a snap general election soon after clinching the country’s top leadership role? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/dissolutionldp-diet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #takayukikobayashi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida
Japan will provide ¥861 million in grant aid to provide health and medical services for residents and repair medical facilities in Palestinian territories, the Foreign Ministry said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/japan-grant-aid-to-palestine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #israelhamaswar #palestinians #un #palestinejapanrelations #shigeruishiba
Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates are moving closer to the opposition on some economic issues as the ruling coalition's loss of the majority changes legislative dynamics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/24/economy/ldp-cadidates-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #inflation #dpp
Japan has done all it can to achieve lasting peace in the world since the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in his general debate speech at a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/politics/ishiba-un-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #shigeruishiba #unitednations #antonioguterres
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to release a statement outlining his views on World War II after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election, according to government officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/politics/wwll-message-ldp-race-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #ldp #wwii #un #history
Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is scheduled to deliver a speech during the General Debate at the U.N. General Assembly, calling for U.N. reform, and hold a brief meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/politics/ishiba-un-session-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #un
In his bid for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has pledged to continue the work of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his predecessor, Fumio Kishida. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/politics/hayashi-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi
