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

Japan’s ruling party picked Shigeru Ishiba as its next leader, choosing a backer of the Bank of Japan’s efforts to normalize ...

Japan's new ruling party chief Shigeru Ishiba may see an initial bump in public support following Friday's presidential ...

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 ...

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

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a plain-spoken populist, won leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

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

The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s ruling coalition currently ...

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

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

On Friday, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan chose its new leader— Ishiba Shigeru. It was a tough race, with nine ...

The five-time leadership nominee, distrusted by many of the governing party’s top members, has taken out the leadership poll.