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Shigeru Ishiba, top, sits ahead of the extraordinary session of parliament's lower house Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s newly elected prime minister, forms Cabinet with emphasis on defense

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Yuichi Yamazaki/pool photo via AP)

Japan’s new premier vows to push strong defense under Japan-U.S. alliance and boost economy

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, walks past the newly elected head of the Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba after the party's leadership election at its headquarters in Tokyo. on Sept. 27, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes office

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Candidates of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato, Digital Minister Taro Kono, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and LDP Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi, pose for a photo session before the start of a joint news conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Close U.S. ally Japan hosts crowded fight for new prime minister

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This photo shows the Unit 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

By Mari Yamaguchi and Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, walk to their chairs during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Japan prime minister makes a farewell visit to Seoul, reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

Outgoing Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Seoul for farewell summit

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference at his office in Tokyo to announce he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Few policy changes seen after Japan prime minister quits; Kishida aided U.S. security alliances

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, June 21, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan to have new prime minister after Kishida tells party he won’t run in upcoming leadership vote

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

President Joe Biden walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Washington. Biden is headed to Delaware. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ nations that do not welcome immigrants

By Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during an interview with foreign media members ahead of an official visit to the United States at the Prime Minister's official residence on April 5, 2024, in Tokyo. Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday May 2, 2024, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Kishida acknowledged Tuesday that his governing party's major defeat in the weekend's by-elections was due to a slush fund scandal, but said he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Kishida will stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s successful visit

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber, Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., look on. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s triumphant visit

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, back left, tour the assembly building during a visit to the Honda Aircraft facility in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida

By Makiya Seminera - Associated Press