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 ...

Japan’s PM appears to doze off while winning crucial reelection vote Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promises to boost defense spending and wages after winning a parliamentary runoff vote to retain ...

Kishida’s successor will be Japan’s third prime minister since Shinzo Abe, the country’s longest-serving leader, stepped down in September 2020.

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...

With his trademark bushy eyebrows, Murayama acquired a reputation as a prime minister for common people.

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis.

The Diet (Kokkai), Japan's national legislature, has appointed the Prime Minister since 1947 in accordance with the country's new constitution. The Japanese prime ministers are listed below.

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 ...

Shigeru Ishiba has won the leadership race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, positioning him as the next prime minister.