Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. (AP Photo) ...

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 ...

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...

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: ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more equitable after he took office Tuesday ...

Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to the top job ...

Japan's Prime Minister has vowed not to quit despite exit polls indicating that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost control of the upper house. Voters took to the polls Sunday for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday his country does not intend to make major concessions in its trade talks with the United States later this week. “I’m not of the view that we should ...