Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba, who is expected to formally take office later in the day. He says he plans to ...

WAKAYAMA--A 54-year-old fisherman who is being hailed as a hero told reporters that he tackled a man suspected of throwing an explosive device at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida out of "desperation." ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was clearly stunned by voice cloning technology when he heard his own voice generated by artificial intelligence. “When I speak into this mouthpiece, prime minister ...

A fake video of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida making vulgar statements in a news program went viral on social media before its creator deleted the footage, which he said he made for fun.

The office of Fumio Kishida, when he was prime minister, gave gift certificates worth 100,000 yen ($670) to parliamentary secretaries in connection with a social gathering held at his official ...

The State of North Carolina is preparing to offer visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a taste of the region, from banjo to barbeque. Prime Minister Kishida arrived in the state Thursday ...

The approval rating of the Cabinet fell further to 23 percent, and nearly 60 percent of voters want Fumio Kishida to resign as prime minister, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. The approval rating ...

WAKAYAMA—A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on attempted murder, election law violation and other charges in an attack on then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023 at the site of a ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers and experts at a meeting promoting gender equality to prepare a plan for having women in at least 30 percent of executive positions at companies ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Nov. 8 announced his intention to submit legislation to the current Diet session to ban religious organizations from making egregious demands for donations.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gifted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a wooden “hissho shamoji” rice scoop believed to bring victory and an origami-crane-shaped lamp representing peace ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday a stimulus package of more than 17 trillion yen ($113 billion) that includes tax breaks and benefits for low-income households, a plan criticized by ...