Japan’s parliament formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new ...

The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan for all but four of the past 69 years, leading some to ask whether its ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his ...

Stocks in Japan fell sharply on Monday after the country’s governing party chose a leader some view as hawkish on interest ...

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

Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his ...

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

Japan plans to continue safely restarting nuclear power plants and will use as much renewable energy as possible, Industry Minister Yoji Muto said on Wednesday, indicating no major shift in policy ...

The newly elected Japanese prime minister pledged to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance amid growing tension in the ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 102nd prime minister ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next ...

Ishiba’s election marks a significant further shift in official Japanese politics toward remilitarization and preparations ...