Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set pay raises and a ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) economy as the top campaign ...

TOKYO — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election, asking people to trust the governing party’s policies ...

Japan's prime minister said on Wednesday he would quit, caving to domestic political pressure. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his departure at a press conference, saying he would not stand ...

TOKYO — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan's governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided not to participate in the upcoming elections of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month. This decision indicates that the country will soon ...

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 ...

He will take over as prime minister next Tuesday, replacing Fumio Kishida. Mr. Kishida, who presided over an expansion of Japan’s defense budget and a rapprochement with South Korea during his ...

If at first you don't succeed, try again. Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's new prime minister, seems to have taken that lesson to heart: He ran for the office four times — and only succeeded on the fifth ...

Japan could witness its first female prime minister, as its ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) prepares for a crucial leadership vote on Friday to select a successor to outgoing leader ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister. Last week, Japan's former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally apologized to a group of plaintiffs who were forcibly sterilized under the country’s decades-long former eugenics law following their ...

Japan's Soon-To-Be Prime Minister Faces Big Challenge as He Tries to Move Past Ruling Party Scandals TOKYO (AP) — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan's governing party, and become prime ...