Japan's former defence minister, political veteran Shigeru Ishiba, has succeeded Fumio Kishida as the country's prime minister. As expected, the 67-year-old Ishiba was elected by a majority of his ...

On Tuesday, October 1st, Japan is set to anoint its new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba. Representing the Liberal Democratic Party, the sixty-seven-year-old was able to overtake opponent Sanae ...

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 1, 2024 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to welcome the new Prime Minister of Japan, Ishiba Shigeru: "On behalf of the Government of ...

Japan’s new prime minister envisions further militarizing the country and the region through a military alliance aimed at China and Russia. Shigeru Ishiba giving a speech earlier this year. Credit: ...

2:38 Japanese PM delivers warning on Russian, North Korean nukes in speech to U.S. Congress Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the ...

TOKYO, Sept 28 — Japan’s political landscape is set for a transformation as Shigeru Ishiba, the former defence minister, ...

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 attempt.

The elite power brokers of Japan’s governing party appeared to take public sentiment into account on Friday when they chose Shigeru Ishiba, 67, to become the next prime minister of Japan.. Mr ...

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 ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister. Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party ...

On Friday, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party elected Shigeru Ishiba, a proponent of raising interest rates to help curb inflation, as Japan’s next prime minister.

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 1, 2024 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to welcome the new Prime Minister of Japan, Ishiba Shigeru: "On behalf of the Government ...