Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his replacement in a key vote that could affect the country’s political stability in coming months.
Former Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan's ruling party. He'll become PM next week
Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week. The party leadership win is a ticket to the top
Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM
Ishiba led in most opinion polls, with this being his fifth and, he said, final bid to lead the LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war era. It headed into a run-off between Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi, 63, who vied to become Japan’s first female leader.
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader.
A crucial party election will determine Japan's new prime minister
A crucial party election in Japan will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote Friday by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically be to choose a new party
Ex-defense chief Ishiba wins ruling party race, set to become new Japan PM
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Friday in a runoff vote, defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, according to Kyodo News.
Japan’s ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister
Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s new leader, replacing Fumio Kishida.
Shigeru Ishiba to Become Japan's Next Prime Minister After Ruling Party Vote
Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday and replace incumbent prime minister Fumio Kishida as the country's next leader. The winner of the LDP's leadership election is all but assured to become prime minister given the party's control over parliament's powerful lower chamber.
Ex-Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan's ruling party, setting him up to be prime minister
Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s governing coalition controls parliament.
Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week
Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week
Japan’s Governing Party Selects Next Prime Minister, Yen Strengthens
Japan is set to get a new leader and the market seems to be betting he will be hawkish on monetary policy as the yen strengthened sharply. Shigeru Ishiba narrowly won a vote in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday to become party leader,
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Japan sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time in history
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Japan warship asserts right to sail through Taiwan Strait
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Growing tensions: Japan alarmed by China's intercontinental missile test
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Japan’s LDP Narrows Leadership Candidates to Takaichi, Ishiba
Japan’s new prime minister will either be Sanae Takaichi or Shigeru Ishiba after a Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...