Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishida was elected by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Friday as its leader and, ...

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

What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades," says there's "not a lot of daylight" between the candidates, but there ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Friday in leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here ...

Japan’s ruling party is electing its next leader and likely the country’s next Prime Minister, with two women in the running.

Japan’s LDP chose Ishiba Shigeru to lead the party, setting him up to become the new PM. At least in principle, that may mean ...

Former Defense Minister and party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba won the race on Friday to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from fellow lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party leadership ...

Ishiba led in most opinion polls, with this being his fifth and, he said, final bid to lead the LDP, which has ruled Japan ...

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep ...

Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was ...