Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will step down as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), amid growing calls for him to take responsibility for the party's election setback. Photo by Toru Hanai/Bloomberg/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leaves after a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will step down as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), amid growing calls for him to take responsibility for the party's election setback. Photo by Toru Hanai/Bloomberg/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will step down as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), amid growing calls for him to take responsibility for the party's election setback. Photo by Toru Hanai/Bloomberg/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will step down as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), amid growing calls for him to take responsibility for the party's election setback. Photo by Toru Hanai/Bloomberg/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns - Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2025. Ishiba on Sunday announced that he will step down as the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), amid growing calls for him to take responsibility for the party's election setback. Photo by Toru Hanai/Bloomberg/Pool via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

HIV victims call for patient rights over SARS

HIV victims call for patient rights over SARS

TOKYO, Japan - Jugo Hanai (R), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 9 for victims of a scandal involving HIV-tainted blood products in Japan in the 1980s. Hanai urged the government to protect the rights of patients diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A group of such victims said it is concerned that public fears of SARS will spark discriminations against SARS patients.

JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

(220711) -- TOKYO, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivers a speech after showing the names of LDP candidates who have won seats in the House of Councilors election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. Japan's ruling bloc of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)

JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

(220711) -- TOKYO, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a paper flower next to the name of an LDP candidate who has won a seat in the House of Councilors election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. Japan's ruling bloc of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)

HIV victims call for patient rights over SARS

HIV victims call for patient rights over SARS

TOKYO, Japan - Jugo Hanai (R), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 9 for victims of a scandal involving HIV-tainted blood products in Japan in the 1980s. Hanai urged the government to protect the rights of patients diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A group of such victims said it is concerned that public fears of SARS will spark discriminations against SARS patients. (Kyodo)