Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who shepherded the U.S.-Japan alliance to its strongest point and ramped up his country’s defense spending in an increasingly volatile Asia ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in next month’s party leadership vote, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he would not run for leadership in the September elections of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), leaving open the race for premiership ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese similarly paid tribute to Fumio Kishida. One expert said the move was reminiscent of U.S. President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race less ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a ...

Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said he will resign. And as NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports, there's no clear successor in sight. ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: Kishida's announcement came as jarring ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, signaling possible political uncertainty ahead for one of the closest U.S. allies in Asia.