Ishiba, who was the runner-up in the first round of voting but edged out Takaichi in the runoff by 21 votes, hopes to promote reconciliation within the party by tapping Aso as supreme adviser.

Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Sanae Takaichi, a former minister in charge of economic security, visited the shrine on Oct. 17. She continued visiting Yasukuni even while she was a Cabinet member. In contrast with Ishiba ...

Markets were initially unnerved by the unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba in the run-off with Sanae Takaichi to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan’s next ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump may accelerate the timetable for a truce. Kyiv views guarantees against renewed aggression as crucial to any settlement. By Andrew E. Kramer Mike Huckabee and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping says BRICS summit has decided to invite a number of nations to become partner countries. Addressing the summit in Kazan, Russia, Xi hailed the decision as another ...