Japan's Ishiba criticized over gifts to lawmakers months after a scandal-fueled election loss
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is being criticized for distributing gift certificates to 15 first-year lawmakers in ...
The Japan Times5h
Past prime ministers customarily gave gift certificates, lawmaker says
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under fire for giving gift certificates worth ¥100,000 each to lawmakers newly elected to ...
The Japan Times2d
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
An unprecedented second amendment to Japan's budget shows opposition in the Lower House is not the only external pressure to ...
Editorial: Japan PM distributing $670 gift vouchers to rookie lawmakers deepens distrust
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba distributed gift certificates worth 100,000 yen (about $670) each to 15 first-term ...
Ruling coalition lawmakers comment on Prime Minister Ishiba's action
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has reiterated Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's explanation on giving gift ...
Japan PM faces backlash over gift vouchers to rookie party members
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday came under fire for his distribution of gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ...
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Japan’s Lower House Passes Budget, Providing Relief for Ishiba
Japan’s lower house passed the budget for the year starting in April, checking off a key item on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s to-do-list for shoring up his leadership ahead of a national ...
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba comments on Trump-Zelenskyy talks
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has commented on the heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and his ...