South Korea voiced optimism Friday when Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, as its new leader, a move that will make him the next prime minister.

Time to 'fill the remaining half' of a glass Japan's Liberal Democratic ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington.

The next PM’s idea of an Asian Nato is a pipe dream but his expressed willingness to be more independent of the US should be ...

Ishiba, a former defence and agriculture minister who is ... suggesting the market was positioned for a win by economic security minister Sanae Takaichi. Takaichi supported stock market-friendly ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington.

Japanese stocks will likely tumble on Monday after Shigeru Ishiba’s surprise victory in the ruling party’s leadership race ...

The 67-year-old's successful leadership bid after four failed attempts puts the self-professed lone wolf at the helm of a ...

Video: Japan's next Prime Minister, Ishiba Shigeru, explained why he cosplayed as Dragon Ball character Majin Buu. He says he showed up for the opening ceremony of a figure museum, was handed the ...

In the first round, economic security minister Takaichi Sanae, a conservative who aimed to become Japan’s first female prime ...

Treasury yields and the dollar fell while the Dow registered a record closing high on Friday as a subdued U.S. inflation report lifted expectations of an outsized interest rate cut at the Federal ...

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