S higeru Ishiba won the race to become Japan's next prime minister on Friday. He will now succeed Japan's current premier Fumio Kishida as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...

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, Fumio ...

The three front-runners are Sanae Takaichi, a security hawk who would be Japan’s first female leader; Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of a former prime minister who would be Japan’s youngest leader ...

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 ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

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 ...

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by public ...

The United States will raise its “reciprocal tariff” on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a ...

Katsunobu Kato, Japan’s health minister, speaks during a council meeting at business lobby Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota—Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected Japan’s 102nd prime minister on Oct. 1. His arrival has been extremely bumpy. One poll put his approval rating at 51 percent, giving him the second-lowest approval ...

TOKYO — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will select the country’s new prime minister on Friday, choosing a successor to Fumio Kishida, who reshaped Japan’s role in the ...