Several of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's predecessors too had given gifts or vouchers to lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party while they were in office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/politics/pm-kishida-gift-vouchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshihidesuga
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday over the attempted murder of then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the city of Wakayama in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/19/japan/crime-legal/kishida-attacker-prison-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #ryujikimura #fumiokishida
Prosecutors are seeing 15 years' jail for a 25-year-old man accused of attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign trail in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/10/japan/crime-legal/kishida-attack-15-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #wakayama #fumiokishida #ryujikimura
A 25-year-old man accused of attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April 2023 has denied that he intended to kill him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/04/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-attacker-court-hearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #ryujikimura #fumiokishida #wakayama
Baggage inspections were carried out at 99% of stump speech sites during the Lower House election last October, following a failed attack on former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/04/japan/crime-legal/baggage-checks-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fumiokishida #wakayama #npa #japanesepolice #terrorism #shinzoabe #2024lowerhouseelection
The recent upheaval in Japanese politics highlights a shift from a long-standing, predictable system to a more uncertain and evolving political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/30/japan/new-normal-in-japanese-politics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #ldp #fumiokishida #shinzoabe #diet
China has increased provocations against Japan under Shigeru Ishiba's weak leadership, exploiting political instability to push its agenda, including military incursions, cyberattacks and other forms of coercion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/14/japan/ishiba-china-provocations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #china #chinajapanrelations #defense
In 2025, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba must pass three vital tests — among the many challenges that await him — in order to survive the year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/01/japan/politics/ishiba-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet #cdp #dpp #taxes #budgets
Ex-PM Kishida warns South Korea's political turmoil risks derailing Japan-South Korea ties, urging stability to sustain cooperation on North Korea and reconciliation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/06/japan/politics/kishida-japan-south-korea-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #fumiokishida #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea
Gender bias and media scandals have hindered the chances of several women from becoming the first female prime minster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/26/japan/derailing-of-potential-women-prime-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #takakodoi #makikotanaka #yurikokoike #yukoobuchi #sanaetakaichi #ldp #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has launched a new group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apparently hoping to maintain his influence as current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leads a minority government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/24/japan/politics/former-pm-kishida-new-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #fumiokishida #ldp #investments
The government is expected to postpone until next year submission of a bill that would allow for preemptive actions against cyberattacks, after the ruling bloc's poor election performance drained the prime minister's political capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/13/japan/politics/japan-active-cyberdefense-bill/ #japan #politics #cybersecurity #defense #diet #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida
Will Shigeru Ishiba become Japan's shortest-lived prime minister? His decision to call a snap election has been disastrous for his party, now left to pick up the pieces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/28/japan/ldp-postmortem-general-election/ #commentary #japan #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #shinjirokoizumi #komeito #nipponishinnokai #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appears to be charting a different course from his predecessor on renewable energy, especially with a nascent effort to expand an energy source Japan has in abundance but has yet to fully utilize: geothermal power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/10/13/energy/ishiba-climate-energy-policies/ #environment #energy #climatechange #emissions #renewables #energy #coal #geothermal #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #ldp
Beijing is surveilling and harassing dissident Chinese nations living in Japan via their relatives back home in a campaign of “transnational repression,” Human Rights Watch has alleged in a report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/10/japan/japan-chinese-harassment-report/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #humanrights #reports #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba announced his party leadership lineup Monday, entrusting veterans in key positions as he struggles to unite a deeply divided party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/30/japan/politics/ldp-leadership-executive/ #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #shunichisuzuki #hiroshimoriya #itsunorionodera #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #taroaso #yoshihidesuga #fumiokishida #tetsushisakamoto
Fumio Kishida, who had previously served as foreign minister and had built strong ties with Myanmar’s civilian government, has disappointed many in the country who hoped for increased support for democratization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/27/japan/fumio-kishidas-failure-democracy-myanmar/ #commentary #japan #myanmar #fumiokishida #myanmarjapanrelations #humanrights #democracy
Japan has for the first time ever sent a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel through the Taiwan Strait, in a move likely to ratchet up tensions with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/26/japan/japan-msdf-taiwan-strait-china/ #japan #taiwan #sdf #china #pla #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #fumiokishida
A pack of three leads the crowded race to be the next prime minister. But each of the trio brings their own risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/24/japan/japan-next-leader/ #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida
In the LDP presidential race, the preferences of countries like the U.S., Canada, and Australia differ markedly from those of China, North Korea and Southeast Asian nations, as well as Japan itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/25/japan/the-ldp-presidential-election/ #commentary #japan #ldp #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida
