TOKYO, March 20 — Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his predecessors are facing scrutiny over the practice of distributing gift vouchers, following revelations that Kishida’s office handed out 100,000 yen (RM2,983) vouchers to Parliamentary vice ministers during a 2022 meal gathering.

TOKYO, Oct 28 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he will continue to lead the government and tackle growing economic and security challenges after his ruling bloc suffered a crushing defeat in the general election yesterday, reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Oct 28 — The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux today after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tainted ruling coalition, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world's fourth-largest economy.

TOKYO, Oct 1 — Shigeru Ishiba, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected Prime Minister in the House of Representatives today to succeed Fumio Kishida, at a time of low public confidence in politics, a shaky economy, and mounting security threats, reported the Kyodo News Agency.

TOKYO, Sept 27 — Shigeru Ishiba, tapped to be Japan's next prime minister, may cause diplomatic headaches for the United States (US), with proposals to revamp Tokyo's closest alliance by locking Washington into an "Asian North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)" and stationing Japanese troops on US soil.

TOKYO, Sept 7 — An extraordinary session of the Japanese Parliament, during which the country's new prime minister will be elected, may be held on October 1, reported Sputnik, quoting a Kyodo News Agency report, citing sources.

TOKYO, April 30 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he took his party's failure in the three recent by-elections to the Japanese Parliament's Lower House very seriously but was not planning to dissolve the legislature, reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Aug 10 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.

TOKYO, July 11 — Japan's ruling bloc, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning.