STORY: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (August 14) he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals. “The most obvious first step to show ...

TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pledged an economic package totaling hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to curb the COVID-19 crisis as part of his policy ...

WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED to become Japan’s prime minister, Kishida Fumio laid great stress on his listening skills. They were on display again on August 14th, as he announced that he would not seek ...

Shortly after returning from his first leaders-level visit to Washington, D.C., Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sat down with Newsweek for an exclusive interview in his Tokyo office to discuss ...

With glass and silk butterflies adding to the decor and blistered shishito pepper butter slathered on the rib-eye steak, President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife ...

TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Resurgences of COVID-19 infections in Japan this year have prolonged the economic fallout from the pandemic. Tokyo has pushed back its expected return to pre-pandemic norms, ...