Japan's ruling party holds one of the most unpredictable leadership contests in decades on Friday, a race that could result ...

The yen surged in a dramatic turnaround, Japanese bond futures dropped, and Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures retreated after ...

The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from a rout set off by the Bank of Japan’s decision to raise ...

Japan’s ruling party picked Shigeru Ishiba as its next leader, choosing a backer of the Bank of Japan’s efforts to normalize ...

Bank of Japan watchers are keeping a close eye on the leadership election of the nation’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party for ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27, reaching the top of the ladder in ...

Shigeru Ishiba's victory in the leadership contest came after beating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi by 215 votes ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will pick a new leader on Friday (Sep 27). A record nine candidates are in the race ...

In the runup to the vote, the Japanese currency went from about ¥145 to the dollar in the morning to well above ¥146 in the ...

Ishiba, 67, and Takaichi, 63, emerged as the top picks in a crowded field of nine in the race that will decide the country’s ...