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

Shigeru Ishiba won the race to become Japan's next prime minister on Friday. The elections on Friday saw a close fight ...

Following the resignation of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to assume leadership ...

Kishida's lack of engagement with Myanmar's pro-democracy movement shows he prioritized economic relations over democratic ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday named former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as the next prime minister, as per media reports.

The former defense minister won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is all but assured to ...

Japan ’s former defence minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader today, 27 September, to succeed prime minister Fumio ...

The election comes as voter confidence in LDP has been shaken by a slush funds scandal, and whoever takes over will face the ...

The 67-year-old's successful leadership bid after four failed attempts puts the self-confessed lone wolf at the helm of a ...

Analysts believe he will tread the same course as his predecessor and avoid rocking the boat too much. Read more at ...

Japan’s ruling party will vote for its new leader on Friday, following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement last month ...