Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday and ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next ...

A record nine candidates are fighting to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, amid public scandals and financial ...

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

Tokyo: Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won an election to lead Japan's governing party Friday and will become the new ...

The main opposition — the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — has struggled to build momentum, despite the LDP scandals. But experts say its newly elected leader, centrist ...

Japan’s governing party is holding its leadership election that will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The winner of ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal ...

Japan's next prime minister will be maverick regional politician Shigeru Ishiba, after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

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 ...

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 (Xinhua) -- Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election on Friday, virtually ensuring that he will become the country ...