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

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

Ishiba led in most opinion polls, with this being his fifth and, he said, final bid to lead the LDP, which has ruled Japan ...

In the runup to the vote, the Japanese currency went from about ¥145 to the dollar in the morning to well above ¥146 in the ...

Shigeru Ishiba is next in line to become Japan’s prime minister after he defeated Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic ...

The former defence minister pledged to make the country ‘a safe and secure place where everyone can live with a smile on ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a veteran moderate, is set to become Japan's next prime minister after securing victory in the Liberal ...

Shigeru Ishiba, 67, is a senior member of Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and an intellectual heavyweight ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's prime minister after winning a closely fought contest on ...

Maeno Masanori, Nippon TV reporter: The LDP leadership election came down to a runoff between Takaichi Sanae and Ishiba ...

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

The leader of the LDP, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the post-war era, is essentially assured of becoming the next ...