Ishiba, a former defence chief, was elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday. The LDP's parliamentary majority means he is expected to replace Prime Minister Fumio ...

[1/3]Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, the day after the prime minister's ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about ...

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader. The vote is limited to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic ...

Japan's Next PM Faces Challenge of New US Leader and Tension With China Among the challenges awaiting Japan’s next prime minister, few will be as weighty as managing relations with its sole treaty ...

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, seeking to become Japan’s first female prime minister, said, “The single fact that I’m standing here at the starting line shows there is a new LDP, and it’s ...

Boosting atomic power – which used to account for about a quarter of Japan’s power mix but is now down to just 6% – won’t be an easy task for the next leader. They will have to satisfy a public that ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would ...