Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was facing growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after his coalition lost its majority in the upper house election over the weekend, local media reported.

The deal would result in Japan investing $550bn (£407bn) into the US and paying a 15% reciprocal tariff, Trump said.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on July 23 said there was no discussion about whether he would stay in office or resign during a meeting held t･･･ ...

Earlier, the Mainichi newspaper reported that Ishiba had informed his associates of plans to announce his resignation by the end of August. Kyodo News, citing senior LDP officials, described his ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied reports of his resignation, despite growing pressure to step down over the ...

Calls for Ishiba to resign are reportedly coming from within the LDP, the government, and regional party branches ...

With the tariff deal with the U.S. paving the way for his possible departure, Japanese media said Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba refuted rumors about his resignation following a setback in the upper house election.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat, a source told Reuters, as the embattled premier announced a long-sought trade deal with US ...

In a sign of how nervous markets are, the Ministry of Finance's first sale of super-long government debt since a bruising electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba logged the weakest demand ...

News of a US-Japan trade deal, though details remain vague, sent equities higher, with the Nikkei rising 3.5% during the morning session.

Shigeru Ishiba is considering stepping down after an electoral debacle left his coalition without a majority in the Upper House of Parliament. After an electoral debacle in the Senate elections and a ...