Shigeru Ishiba

Japan's new leader: "Sleeps about two hours"

"Work, work, work, work and work." That's what Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi promised her party colleagues to do. The country's first female prime minister calls a meeting at three in the morning, opts out of free time and opens up for even longer working days.

Sanae Takaichi Set to Become Japan's First Female Prime Minister

Japan's new prime minister will likely be a woman for the first time. Conservative Sanae Takaichi is expected to take the country to the right and reintroduce "Abenomics".

Stockholm Stock Exchange Dips by Lunchtime

The Stockholm stock exchange starts Tuesday's trading slightly up but has backed down into the red by lunchtime. The broad OMXS index is down 0.2 percent.

Nikkei Reaches Record High Amid Japanese Market Surge

Stockholm Stock Exchange Opens Week with Gains as OMXS Index Rises

The Stockholm stock exchange began the trading week with an upturn. The OMXS index closed 0.6 percent up.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Resigns After Losing Majority

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces that he is resigning. The message comes after less than a year in power where his Liberal Democratic LDP has lost its majority in both the parliament's lower house and upper house.

Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto Resigns After Rice Comment

Japan's Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto resigns after a criticized statement over the weekend when he stated that he had never purchased rice.

Trump Reports 'Great Progress' in Trade Talks with Japan

USA's President Donald Trump claims that "great progress" has been made in meetings with Japan's envoy on the tariff issue at the White House. Of course, the talks are not easy, says Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.