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 ...

Ishiba, who wants an ‘Asian NATO’ to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s ...

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

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

A crucial party election that will determine Japan's new prime minister is underway. The vote Friday by the ruling Liberal ...

TOKYO (AP) — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation's new prime minister. The vote by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically choose a new party leader, but ...

Japan's ruling party on Friday picked former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime ...

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

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 ...