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

Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a ...

Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan's next prime minister after winning his party's leadership vote on Friday, is a seasoned ...

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. He will become prime minister next week.

The S&P 500 has touched new levels on more than 20% of trading days so far this year, noted financial firm Oppenheimer.

Stocks in Asia advanced on Friday, led by gains in Hong Kong and other Chinese markets fueled by China’s moves to rev up its economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was up more than 1% as the ruling Liberal ...

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

Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday to become Japan's next prime minister after winning a closely fought ...

Japan's next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ...

Japan's ruling party will choose the nation's leader in a vote on Friday, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former prime minister, a veteran defence geek and an arch-nationalist who would ...

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