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

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

A U.S. officials says China's newest nuclear-powered submarine in its fleet sank in spring while docked at a pier but Chinese ...

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

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

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

Japan's LDP leadership selection has not been the dragged-out affair that many thought likely, with a record nine candidates ...

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

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday won a race to lead Japan’s conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from an August rout, as a Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...

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

The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, Japanese bond futures dropped, and Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures retreated after ...