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

Ishiba will succeed Fumio Kishida, who reshaped Japan’s role in the international community but last month announced he would ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime ...

Shigeru Ishiba has won the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to become the next prime ...

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

TOKYO >> Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalize the economy ...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday won a race to lead Japan’s conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...

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.

A seasoned defence geek and a nationalist who would be Japan's first woman prime minister will go head-to-head in the final ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday and ...

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