Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister more popular with the rank and file than with his lawmaker colleagues, had sought ...

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep ...

With its approval ratings sagging, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has picked a perennial outsider as its new ...

TOKYO (AP) — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation's new prime minister. The vote by the ...

Japan ’s former defence minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election ...

Japan’s ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the former defence chief as Japan's next ...

Ishiba, who wants an ‘Asian NATO’ to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s ...

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

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 will elect its new leader Friday, and the winner will become the country’s next prime minister.

Japan's ruling party will elect the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday in a race likely to decide ...

The election comes as voter confidence in LDP has been shaken by a slush funds scandal, and whoever takes over will face the ...