Japan's Ishiba Faces Crunch Over Budget

Japan’s Ishiba Faces Crunch Over Budget, Meeting With Trump
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record ¥115.5 trillion ($738 billion) annual budget and navigate ties with the new US administration.
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba to Warn Trump Against Asia-Pacific 'Power Vacuum'
Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.
Japan rates’ fate rests on Trump-Ishiba bromance
Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and prices on the up,
Editorial: Japan PM Ishiba should join meeting on nuclear weapon abolition treaty
As the global state of affairs becomes more daunting and the risk of countries using nuclear weapons grows, it is time for Japan, the only nation to h･･･
Gist of Japan PM Ishiba's parliamentary speech
The following is the gist of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's policy speech delivered Friday in parliament. Ishiba said he will: -- seek the broadest possible consensus among ruling and opposition parties over policies.
Japan PM Ishiba aims to establish trust with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that he aims to build a relationship of trust with Donald Trump, who has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. “I’d like to have sincere discussions (with the president) mainly on ways to make use of bilateral ties for world peace and the economy,
Japanese PM preparing for tough negotiations with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he is preparing for tough negotiations with US President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.
Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...
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UPDATE 2: Ishiba Cabinet support rate flat at 35%, 84% fret over Trump tariffs
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet stands at 35.7 percent, little changed from 36.5 percent last month, amid economic uncertainties, with most respondents ...
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Prime Minister Ishiba's Mission: Strengthening Japan-US Ties Amid Regional Tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is working to stabilize his government and strengthen Japan-US ties. Amid regional ...
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PM Shigeru Ishiba stresses on Japan's survival, sustainability in his policy address
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered his policy address at the ordinary Diet session today. In his speech, he said he wants to ensure the survival and sustainability of the country. Mr ...
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Japan PM stresses US role in Asia-Pacific security
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional ...
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Japan's Ishiba seeks opposition support in Diet to achieve policy goals
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pledged to build a cross-party consensus through ...
‘Enjoyable Japan’: PM Ishiba spells out grandiose vision in aspirational but stale policy speech
His speech lacked specifics on how to make Japan a place where people "think that tomorrow will be better than today". Read ...
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Japan hikes rates in a move that goes largely unnoticed
By bno - Taipei Bureau In the hour or so after Japan hiked interest rates to what is the highest level in 17 years, nobody ...