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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year's parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in decades.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he would stand down. His decision follows a financial scandal involving lawmakers from his Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP has ruled Japan almost ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began this year's parliamentary session with an apology for a corruption scandal plaguing the country. The scandal revolves around political funds garnered ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. TOKYO - Japan's prime minister is facing the biggest crisis of his tenure, caught up in a burgeoning ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party's major defeat in last weekend's by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not step down ...

TOKYO >> A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in ...

Aug. 14 (UPI) --Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down, ending his three-year tenure at the helm of the Asian nation as he attempts to relieve pressure ...

Japan’s efforts to put a stop to controversial political slush funds in the form of an amendment bill has made its way to the Diet for deliberation. But political parties are deeply divided on how ...