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

Ishiba, 67, defeated Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi in intra-party polls and will succeed Fumio Kishida, outgoing ...

Fifth time's the charm for former Japanese defence minister Shigeru Ishiba, who looks set to become the next prime minister ...

Ishiba Shigeru, right, with Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was ...

The scramble to replace current premier Fumio Kishida was sparked in August when he announced his intention to step down over ...

Analysts say personal grievances may have been put aside to harness that public opinion. The scramble to replace current ...

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday stressed the need for the country's economy to fully emerge from ...

Former defense minister, 67, in the Japan Liberal Democratic Party primary election beat Sanae Takaichi, the candidate ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has picked Ishiba Shigeru as its next leader. Ishiba is expected to succeed Kishida Fumio, who is stepping down from the position, as the country's next prime ...

TOKYO: Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed the need for the country's economy to "fully emerge from ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained more than 2.3% to 39,829.56 as ruling party lawmakers chose former Defense Minister Shigeru ...

TOKYO — (AP) — Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime ...