TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...

Whoever the Liberal Democratic Party elects as its leader, probably within the next week, will almost certainly become Japan’s next prime minister. It isn’t clear who that will be.

The political dominance of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has been remarkable. Despite incessant internal jockeying that has often led to a revolving door of leaders (a problem that remains ...