Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s ...
The yen declined against the dollar and Japanese bond futures rose as traders speculated the chances are increasing that ...
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday won a race to lead Japan’s conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...
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 ...
In the runup to the vote, the Japanese currency went from about ¥145 to the dollar in the morning to well above ¥146 in the ...
Ruling party headed to tight contest between Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and former Defense Minister Shigeru ...
Japan's ruling party is set for a significant leadership contest that could see the nation's youngest or first female premier elected. The race, prompted by current Premier Fumio Kishida's resignation ...
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader Friday in a scramble prompted in August when current Prime ...