Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to push ahead with trade talks on Monday, but ...

Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Nov. 11 (UPI) --The Japanese parliament on Monday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a rare runoff vote after his ruling LDP lost ...

TOKYO — Japan's governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to the ...

Tokyo — Japan's parliament formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country's new prime minister Tuesday. Ishiba was chosen as the party's leader ...

Languages: English and Farsi New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday to set up an October 27 snap election. Ishiba is asking the public to ...

Shigeru Ishiba, right, celebrating with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, and Sanae Takaichi, whom he defeated 215 to 194.Credit...Pool photo by Hiro Komae Earlier in the campaign ...

TOKYO — Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Democratic Party elected him as its new leader on Friday, as the U.S. ally takes on a growing ...

Mr Ishiba secured 215 votes – 189 from LDP lawmakers and 26 from local chapters – compared to 194 votes for Ms Takaichi, who would have become the first female prime minister in Japanese ...

Shigeru Ishiba was voted in as the 102nd prime minister of Japan at an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 1 and faced immediate criticism from the opposition bloc. He received 291 out of the 461 ...

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Tuesday formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new prime minister. Ishiba was chosen as the party's ...

That makes Friday's victory a huge comeback for Ishiba. It could also signal a break from years of Abe's influence over the party, even after the former prime minister's assassination. Some ...

Ishiba Shigeru is set to become Japan’s new Prime Minister after winning the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a ballot of party lawmakers and members on Friday afternoon.