Ishiba, 67, was first elected to Japan's House of Representatives in 1986 – nineteen years before Takaichi, who is 63.

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election on Sept. 27, and ...

New ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba, set to soon become the country's next prime minister, is ...

Mr. Ishiba will assume office as the next Prime Minister once parliament convenes in October. The push to replace current ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is expected to appoint Shinjiro Koizumi to lead the ruling party's election committee. The decision comes after Ishiba won the Liberal Democratic Party ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is likely to name Shinjiro Koizumi, a rival in Friday's leadership race, to ...

The sailing of a warship through the strait, a first by Japan, goes hand-in-hand with Tokyo’s ongoing remilitarization and ...

Japan's next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ...

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

Shigeru Ishiba, who is expected to be Japan's next prime minister after being elected the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal ...

Japan’s governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime ...

Japan’s next prime minister is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big ...