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

The yen recovered from a 3-1/2 week low against the dollar Friday and rallied sharply after former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seen as supportive ... the Liberal Democratic Party, ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week after winning the conservative ruling ...

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 ...

A landslide in the Indonesian western province of West Sumatra on Thursday afternoon killed at least 15 workers at an unlicensed gold mine ...

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

Shigeru Ishiba has won the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to become the next prime ...

Japan's former defense minister, Shigeru Ishiba is set to become the new prime minister after winning the leadership vote of ...

The dollar weakened on Friday after a reading of U.S. inflation indicated price pressures continue to cool, while the yen ...

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