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

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

The person chosen to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep ...

TOKYO — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling ...

TOKYO -- Japan's governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to ...

The Democratic Party is losing many of its core constituencies, including Blacks and Hispanics, but not young women. They ...

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

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba beat eight candidates to become leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a ...

Japan’s ruling party will elect its new leader Friday, and the winner will become the country’s next prime minister.

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The election comes as voter confidence in LDP has been shaken by a slush funds scandal, and whoever takes over will face the ...

Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next ...