Japan’s parliament on Tuesday formally elected Shigeru Ishiba, head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, as the country’s new prime minister. Ishiba was chosen as the party’s leader on Friday to ...

Political uncertainty is once again unsettling Japan’s markets as the country prepares for a snap general election on October ...

Shigeru Ishiba becomes Japan's new prime minister, focusing on defence, security, and economic policies amid challenges and ...

Japan’s parliament has elected Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister, tasked with addressing public outrage over his ...

Ishiba replaced Fumio Kishida, who stepped down to pave the way for a fresh leader after scandals dogged his government.

The Indo-Pacific remains a Japanese priority, and thus relations with India and Australia would remain important ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to ...

Ishiba succeeds Fumio Kishida, who stepped down as Prime Minister on Tuesday as the LDP looks to shore up support amid ...

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also wrote to Fumio Kishida, who announced his decision to resign in August.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to ...