The Japan TimesPrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered on two big tasks — but at a cost. A misjudged snap election cost the LDP its Lower House majority, forced painful concessions, and now threatens his job. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/09/japan/ldp-shigeru-ishiba-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #yoshihidesuga #politicalfunds #budgets #diet #lowerhouse #upperhouse
David Grayless#OnThisDay in 2024, US President #JoeBiden and Japanese Prime Minister #FumioKishida announce moves to counter Chinese aggression at a meeting at the White House.
Alo Japanhttps://www.alojapan.com/1242272/japans-kishida-cancels-trip-after-megaquake-warnings-from-scientists/ Japan’s Kishida cancels trip after ‘megaquake’ warnings from scientists #earthquakes #FumioKishida #GeneralNews #JapanGovernment #JapanTrips #NaturalDisasters #politics #science #Tokyo #trips #WorldNews TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s sout…
Japan's Kishida cancels trip after 'megaquake' warnings from scientists
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first ever “megaquake advisory” on Thursday warning of a possible future major earthquake triggered by the underwater Nankai Trough, after a magnitude 7.1 quake shook just off the eastern coast of Kyushu island earlier in the day. The trough, which runs along Japan’s Pacific coast, was the source of past devastating earthquakes.Seismologists at the agency held an emergency
https://www.alojapan.com/1237604/ishiba-oroshi-can-the-ldp-survive-japans-embattled-prime-minister/ Ishiba Oroshi: Can the LDP Survive Japan’s Embattled Prime Minister? #DanielManning #FumioKishida #HiroshiMoriyama #Japan #JapanNews #JapanesePolitics #MitsuruSakai #news #PoliticalScandal #RuiSasaki #ShigeruIshiba #ShigeyukiMizuchi #TaroAso #ToshimitsuMotegi #YoshikoSakurai With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and House of Councillors elections on the horizon, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba finds himself on the brink. Once seen as a sym…
Ishiba Oroshi: Can the LDP Survive Japan's Embattled Prime Minister?
With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and House of Councillors elections on the horizon, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba finds himself on the brink. Once seen as a symbol of clean politics, Ishiba's administration has been deeply shaken by the recent ¥100,000 JPY ($670 USD) gift certificate scandal. Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers reportedly received gift vouchers and lavish dinners directly from the prime minister's office. This occurred just hours before a dinner meeting at the prime minister's official residence on March 3. The crisis has eroded Ishiba's approval ratings, which now sit at a record low of 30.4%. It
The Metropolitan Police Department has set up a section specializing in investigating lone offender terrorism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/crime-legal/lone-offender-police-section/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #terrorism #shinzoabe #fumiokishida
https://www.alojapan.com/1233897/tokyo-police-launch-section-for-lone-offender-terrorism/ Tokyo police launch section for lone-offender terrorism #FumioKishida #JapanesePolice #news #ShinzoAbe #terrorism #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday set up a section specializing in investigating lone offender terrorism, which involves attacks by people who do not belong to any organizations or groups. The launch of the first such police section in Japan is designed to help prevent terrorist attacks by lo…
Tokyo police launch section for lone-offender terrorism
The Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday set up a section specializing in investigating lone offender terrorism, which involves attacks by people who do not belong to any organizations or groups. The launch of the first such police section in Japan is designed to help prevent terrorist attacks by lone offenders on important persons and facilities. The move followed a series of such attacks in recent years, including the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 and a bomb attack on then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. Those cases involved the use of a homemade gun or explosive
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
#OnThisDay in 2023, South Korea's President #YoonSukyeol and Japanese Prime Minister #FumioKishida hold their first talks since 2011 in Tokyo, marking a milestone in relations between the two countries.
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
