Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday and ...

A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling Liberal ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week.

A record nine candidates are fighting to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, amid public scandals and financial ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime ...

The main opposition — the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — has struggled to build momentum, despite the LDP scandals. But experts say its newly elected leader, centrist ...

Japan's ruling party began a leadership vote Friday that will decide the next prime minister, with frontrunners including a ...

A seasoned defence geek and a nationalist who would be Japan's first woman prime minister will go head-to-head in the final ...

The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s ruling coalition currently controls the parliament.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new president on Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected as new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party LDP on Friday and will highly likely become the country's new prime minister.

Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week.