Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday after an initial vote failed to with no candidate getting a majority, in a second runoff round of voting Ishiba bested ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shigeru Ishiba took over Japan's ruling party promising to revive it from scandal. Less than a year later he is stepping down as prime minister after three electoral losses shook the ...

The seasoned politician who won his fifth bid to become the head of the Liberal Democratic Party on Friday has long been a critic of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his legacy of Abenomics.

Philip Fong / AP Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s ...

Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s general election, in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks voter support for his scandal-hit party just weeks after taking the role. Ishiba, the ...

Shigeru Ishiba has been elected as Japan’s new prime minister, replacing Fumio Kishida and raising questions about future U.S.-Japan relations. For Washington, Ishiba’s stance on military relations is ...

WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. He huddled this week with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son ...

Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday after the ruling coalition suffered significant parliamentary losses, according to Reuters. Ishiba, 68, cited the need to take responsibility for the ...

Prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s political future hangs in the balance after his ruling coalition suffered a significant setback in Japan’s upper house elections, losing its majority and plunging the ...

Japan's Parliament has elected Shigeru Ishiba, the new leader of the ruling liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country's prime minister. Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped down earlier in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with President Trump Friday. He faces a challenge in overcoming Trump's long-held skepticism about the usefulness of alliances. Today, Japan's prime ...

TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's ...