Shigeru Ishiba

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  Japan Prime Minister Gifts Trump Golden Samurai Helmet In White House Meet

  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented US President Donald Trump with a golden samurai helmet during their first official meeting at the White House on Friday.

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  Trump Says US, Japan To Fight "Chinese Economic Aggression"

  President Donald Trump on Friday said after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that they agreed on additional cooperation in countering "Chinese economic aggression."

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  Trump Meets Japanese PM Ishiba, Threatens Tariffs If Trade Deficit Not Equalised

  President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.

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  Explained: Why Japan's Official PM's Residence Is Believed To Be "Haunted"

  Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, elected in October, has expressed his intent to move into his official residence despite persistent rumours of the house being "haunted".

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  'Megaquake' Warning Hits Japan's Growth In Third Quarter

  Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to jumpstart the world's fourth-largest economy.

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  After Disastrous Election, What Happens To Japan's New Prime Minister?

  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday.

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  Litmus Test For Japan's Ishiba As Country Votes In General Elections

  Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009.

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  Japan's Ishiba Fighting Uphill Battle In Elections, Here's What's At Stake

  Japan is heading for a general election on October 27, with new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba still appearing to be fighting an uphill battle.

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  Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off, PM Shigeru Ishiba Seeks To Retain Party's Majority

  Japan Elections: Key issues include price rises, regional security, and disquiet over scandals in Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party.

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  Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Snap Elections

  By dissolving parliament now, Shigeru Ishiba wants to put his party to the test before his "honeymoon" period ends, a political science professor said.

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  Japan Admits Doctoring Cabinet Photo To Make Ministers Look Less Unkempt

  Japan's government admitted Monday manipulating an official photo of the new cabinet to make its members look less unkempt, after online mockery of their sagging trousers.

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  "Today's Ukraine Could Be Tomorrow's East Asia": Newly Elected Japan PM

  Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned in his first policy speech Friday that "today's Ukraine could be tomorrow's East Asia" while also dubbing the country's low birth rate a "quiet emergency".

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  Japan's New PM To Introduce Happiness Index In First Parliamentary Speech

  Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on Friday, local media have reported.

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  Defence "Geek" Shigeru Ishiba Is New Japan Prime Minister

  Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to face down China.

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  Plastic Miniature Models, Ramen Lover: Obsessions Of Japan's Next PM Shigeru Ishiba

  Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader poised to become Japan's new prime minister, often appears in photos with a furrowed brow, but his expression immediately clears when he talks about one of his true loves - plastic mod