Considered a defense policy expert, Ishiba secured a come-from-behind win against Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, ...

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

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

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

Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s ...

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

The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s ruling coalition currently ...

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

Ishiba defeated economic security minister Sanae Takaichi in a runoff, after the two won the most votes in the first round in ...

Japan’s next prime minister is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big ...

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

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.