Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime ...

Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s next prime minister after he was elected as the new leader of the country’s ruling Liberal ...

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep ...

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishida was elected by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Friday as its leader and, ...

Japan’s ruling party will elect its new leader Friday, and the winner will become the country’s next prime minister.

With its approval ratings sagging, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has picked a perennial outsider as its new ...

TOKYO — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling ...

Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba beat eight candidates to become leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a ...

Japan’s former defence minister, Shigeru Ishiba, has won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election at ...

Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and other candidates, celebrates after Ishiba was ...

Japan’s governing party has picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime ...