Shigeru Ishiba had come close to the top job before, including in 2012 when he lost to nationalist Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader who was later assassinated.

Global markets brace for impact as Ishiba's election as Japan's PM strengthens yen, accelerates carry trade unwind and rate ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's new prime minister, plans to maintain loose monetary policies but won't oppose gradual interest rate ...

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday the country's monetary policy will broadly remain loose, but he ...

Japan financial markets have stopped expecting another interest rate hike this year, after Bank of Japan was on hold last ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, affirmed that the country's accommodative monetary policy will remain ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a veteran moderate, is set to become Japan's next prime minister after securing victory in the Liberal ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week after winning the conservative ruling party's leadership vote on Friday.

Following are reactions to Shigeru Ishiba's election as leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to take ...

The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...

The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, Japanese bond futures dropped, and Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures retreated after ...

Ishiba, who has also served as agriculture minister, promised to move some ministries and government agencies out of Tokyo to ...