Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (center) attends an extraordinary cabinet meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug 10, 2022, ahead of an expected cabinet reshuttle. (STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 27, 2022. (KIYOSHI OTA / Pool Photo via AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday paying attention to politicians' ties with the Unification Church, seeking to distance his […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during the annual memorial ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug 6, 2022, to mark 77 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack. (STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he will reshuffle his cabinet […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party speaks during a news conference after the results of the Upper House elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 11, 2022. (RODRIGO REYES MARIN / POOL / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to reshuffle his cabinet as […]
Japan's Prime Minister and leader of Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida waves during an election campaign in Saitama on October 30, 2021, a day before the general elections. (BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP) TOKYO – A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer […]
Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) TOKYO – Japan's ruling coalition is headed for victory in a July 10 upper house election, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party likely to extend the number of […]
Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022. (EVAN VUCCI / AP) TOKYO – Japan's ruling coalition is headed for victory in a July 10 upper house election, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party likely to extend the number of […]
In this file photo taken on Nov 10, 2021, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. (STANISLAV KOGIKU / POOL / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he would refocus his efforts on foreign policy and pledged to make 2022 […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media at his office in Tokyo, Nov 19, 2021. (STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) TOKYO – Japan will review the timeframe early next year for its target of balancing the budget, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, brushing aside prospects that it could ditch the […]
Japan's Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Fumio Kishida attends a news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on No 1, 2021. (RODRIGO REYES MARIN / POOL / AFP) Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s stronger-than-expected election victory smooths the path for a stimulus package that signals whether he’s a big spender or […]
Japan's Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Nov 1, 2021, hours after his party kept a comfortable majority in Sunday's parliamentary election despite losing some seats. (RODRIGO REYES MARIN/POOL PHOTO VIA AP) Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida vowed to act fast […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party president, attends a debate session with other leaders of Japan's main political parties ahead of Oct 31, 2021 lower house election, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on October 18, 2021. (ISSEI KATO / POOL / AFP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party president, attends a debate session with other leaders of Japan's main political parties ahead of Oct 31, 2021 lower house election, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct 18 , 2021. (ISSEI KATO / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TOKYO – […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 14, 2021. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / POOL / AP) TOKYO – Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida launched a flagship council on Friday to work out a strategy to tackle wealth disparities and redistribute wealth to […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first policy speech during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 8, 2021. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / AP) TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) unveiled on Tuesday its manifesto for an Oct 31 election with a focus […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first policy speech during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament on Oct 8, 2021 in Tokyo. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / AP) TOKYO – Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, makes his debut in parliamentary questioning on Monday, the first chance for the opposition to probe […]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first policy speech during an extraordinary Diet session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 8, 2021. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / AP) TOKYO – Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will call for a sharp rise in defense spending in its election manifesto to be unveiled […]
Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Fumio Kishida (center) is applauded after being elected as new prime minister at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Oct 4, 2021. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on Monday called a parliamentary election for Oct 31 and vowed […]
Fumio Kishida poses for a photo at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters following his election as party president in Tokyo, Japan on Sept 29, 2021. (DU XIAOYI/XINHUA) TOKYO – The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Fumio Kishida, will take office as the Japanese prime minister on Monday and launch his new […]
In this Sept 14, 2020 photo, Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida walks off after casting his ballot during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election in Tokyo. (EUGENE HOSHIKO / POOL / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Wednesday to increase people's income and narrow gaps through wealth redistribution in […]
This combo photo shows the contenders who are likely to be in the race to succeed Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. From left, clockwise, are Taro Kono, administrative reform minister; Fumio Kishida, former foreign minister; Shigeru Ishiba, ex-defense minister; Shinzo Abe, former prime minister; LDP policy chief Hakubun Shimomura; Seiko Noda, ex-internal affairs minister; and […]
Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a debate organized by Liberal Democratic Party, Youth Bureau, Women's Bureau at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept 9, 2020. (PHILIP FONG / POOL / AFP) TOKYO – Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, who is challenging Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as ruling party chief, […]