Japan’s next Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is a self-proclaimed policy wonk on defense matters whose friends consider him to ...

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

GBP/JPY declines by almost one and a half percentage points to trade in the 191.50s on Friday after the news that former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba beat his opponent Sanae Takaichi to ...

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

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

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

Shigeru Ishiba on Friday was elected the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for a three-year term.

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

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

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on Friday, the official count showed.

THE yen regained strength on Friday (Sep 27), bouncing back from earlier losses, after Japan’s former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the leadership contest of the country’s ruling Liberal ...