Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election on Sept. 27, and ...

New ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba, set to soon become the country's next prime minister, is ...

Ishiba, 67, was first elected to Japan's House of Representatives in 1986 – nineteen years before Takaichi, who is 63.

Advocate of 'Asian Nato' to counter China who also seeks more balanced US ties could ruffle feathers on either side of ...

Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito formally endorsed secretary general Keiichi Ishii as the party's next leader ...