Japan's ruling party holds one of the most unpredictable leadership contests in decades on Friday, a race that could result ...

The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, Japanese bond futures dropped, and Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures retreated after ...

The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...

Japan’s ruling party picked Shigeru Ishiba as its next leader, choosing a backer of the Bank of Japan’s efforts to normalize ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will pick a new leader on Friday (Sep 27). A record nine candidates are in the race ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

A seasoned defence geek and a nationalist who would be Japan's first woman prime minister will go head-to-head in the final ...

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed to a runoff between ...