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

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

Japan’s ruling party will elect its new leader Friday, and the winner will become the country’s next prime minister.

Ishiba will succeed Fumio Kishida, who reshaped Japan’s role in the international community but last month announced he would ...

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

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

Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s next prime minister after he was elected as the new leader of the country’s ruling Liberal ...

TOKYO — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling ...

Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader. The party leadership is a ...

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

Considered a defense policy expert, Ishiba secured a come-from-behind win against Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, ...

Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week.