Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba inspected the Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Kaga, which is becoming a de facto aircraft carrier, at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/japan/politics/ishiba-msdf-destroyer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #msdf #uk #yokosuka #defense #aircraftcarriers

The Liberal Democratic Party’s success lies in part to its ability to compromise and present a united front. But as internal party rifts grow, some wonder if it's time to change tack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/catch-all-party-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#sanaetakaichi #toruhashimoto #ldp #shigeruishiba #shinseito #newpartysakigake #ryutarohashimoto #komeito

The Japan-led Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, closed by adopting a joint communique that reaffirms the importance of multilateral trade to counter global protectionist moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/ticad-yokohama-declaration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ticad #africa #shigeruishiba #africajapanrelations #development #yokohama #un #tariffs #us

The peace process is fragile. Putin is betting on division, but unity among allies can preserve the rules-based order that has kept the world secure for decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/08/22/trump-ukraine-peace-process/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials#ukrainerussiawar #donaldtrump #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #shigeruishiba

Japan’s beleaguered prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, turned a potential rival into a member of his team when he appointed popular lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi as farm minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/koizumi-post-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #ldp

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering postponing the completion of its review of the results of last month's Upper House election, in which it experienced a drubbing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/ldp-review-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #2025upperhouseelection

When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visits Japan for talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday, he will be making history — and not the contentious kind that has at times put relations in a tailspin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-summit-meeting-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #shigeruishiba#leejaemyung

Japan’s largest opposition party is softening its stance toward Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government in a bid to “improve” Japanese politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/cdp-current-status/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #dpp #sanseito #ldp #yoshihikonoda#ichiroozawa #shigeruishiba

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to "Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance," which promotes immunization in developing countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/vaccine-alliance-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #vaccinations #microsoft

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that Tokyo is considering playing a role in security guarantees being offered to Kyiv by a coalition of nations as peace talks with Russia to end its war in Ukraine gain steam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/politics/japan-ukraine-security-guarantees/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ukrainejapanrelations #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #europe #defense

Japan was watching nervously as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a quick peace deal with Russia — an agreement that could have broad ramifications for Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/politics/ishiba-japan-ukraine-trump-zelenskyy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine#volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #eu #europe #us #vladimirputin #shigeruishiba #ukrainejapanrelations

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will unveil Japan's plan to accelerate the development of the Nacala Corridor, a Japan-backed logistics network in Africa, at a major conference next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/16/japan/politics/ishiba-ticad-corridor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nacalacorridor #africa #ticad #shigeruishiba

Jose Takei, an 82-year-old man of Japanese descent who became stateless after being left in the Philippines as a child following the end of World War II, is keen to get Japanese citizenship while he is in good health. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/filipino-japanese-citizenship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #wwii #foreignministry #shigeruishiba #citizenship #stateless

As Japan marked 80 years since its surrender in World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed remorse at a memorial service in a notable break from his recent predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/politics/end-of-ww2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #shigeruishiba#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga#fumiokishida #yoshihikonoda

Japan’s economy grew faster than expected in the three months to June, giving embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba some rare good news as he fends off calls to resign following July’s historic election setback. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/economy/gdp-high-forecast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #us #tariffs #gdp

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering issuing a formal statement on the 80th anniversary of WWII’s end, which is unnecessary as past statements already address Japan's international responsibility for the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/14/japan/ishiba-wwii-statement-not-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #wwii #ldp

Civilians who survived the U.S. air raids on Japan in the closing stages of World War II are still fighting to receive compensation from the government 80 years on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/japan/history/end-of-war-anniversary-civilian-relief/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #tokyoairraids #tokyo #us #usmilitary #katsueihirasawa #shigeruishiba