Japan’s ruling party is electing its next leader and likely the country’s next Prime Minister, with two women in the running.

Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, a Japanese civic ...

Shigeru Ishiba, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's new prime minister by parliament on ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suffered a heavy blow April 28 when his ruling Liberal Democratic Party was defeated in a by-election that had long been an LDP stronghold. It was one of three by ...

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Friday as its leader and, ...

Japan's new ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba selected seasoned lawmakers for its executive posts on Monday, following a ...

The latest opinion poll results show that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election is largely a three-way ...

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

Former Defense Minister and party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba won the race on Friday to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...

Mio Kato of Lightstream Research sees the recent Japan market sell-off as an overreaction. He has a constructive view on ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average headed for a full recovery from an August rout, as a Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is likely to name Shinjiro Koizumi, a rival in Friday's leadership race, to ...