THE country’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is poised to call snap elections for Oct 27, local media reported, as ...

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid as much as 4.7% in early trading after Ishiba’s selection forced investors to pare ...

The yen declined against the dollar and Japanese bond futures rose as traders speculated the chances are increasing that ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the new prime minister of Japan on Friday. The country’s governing political party, the Liberal ...

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

After failing to win the party presidency in 2021, Takaichi is trying her luck once again — and this time her chances of ...

Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s ...

Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his ...

Asian markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on ...

Ishiba prevailed over hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi in a run-off vote in what was one of the most unpredictable Liberal ...

TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday and announce a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...