Shigeru Ishiba had come close to the top job before, including in 2012 when he lost to nationalist Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader who was later assassinated.

TOKYO >> Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalize the economy ...

Japan’s governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime ...

Japan’s LDP chose Ishiba Shigeru to lead the party, setting him up to become the new PM. At least in principle, that may mean ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba beat eight candidates to become leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a ...

Shigeru Ishiba, the next prime minister of Japan, exclusively shared his views recently on the future of Japan’s foreign policy in response to a request from Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair. The ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a former Defense Minister, has been elected as the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ...

On Friday, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan chose its new leader— Ishiba Shigeru. It was a tough race, with nine ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday won a race to lead Japan’s conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishida was elected by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Friday as its leader and, ...

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

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