Know about Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to be Japan's new Prime Minister

Sep 27, 2024

Shigeru Ishiba, a former minister of defence, made four unsuccessful attempts in securing the post of a party leader.

Ishiba Shigeru becomes Japan's 102nd Prime Minister

Oct 01, 2024

The 67-year-old Japan former defence minister, Ishiba Shigeru, has been designated as the 102nd prime minister on Tuesday.

Shigeru Ishiba formally re-elected Japan's Prime Minister

Nov 11, 2024

The LDP leader won in a runoff vote for prime minister against opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda in the Lower House of the Japanese Diet...

Shigeru Ishiba set to become Japan's next prime minister

Sep 27, 2024

Ishiba is set to helm world's fourth-largest economy in the face of a weakening yen, inflation, growing national debt and wage stagnation. The country...

ASEAN-India Summit: PM Modi meets Japanese counterpart Ishiba, leaders reaffirm commitment to peaceful Indo-Pacific

Oct 10, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on the sidelines of the 21st ASEAN-India Summit. Both leaders reaffirmed...

Japan PM meets Chinese President in first in-person talks, expresses concerns over Taiwan, South China Sea

Nov 16, 2024

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks on Friday as part of efforts to manage tensions...