Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Markets were initially unnerved by the unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba in the run-off with Sanae Takaichi to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan’s next ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

including potential moves to elevate Ishiba’s LDP presidential contest rival Takaichi Sanae to the party’s top post, with an eye on the House of Councillors election expected by the summer of ...

Meanwhile, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, who lost the party leadership to Ishiba in a runoff vote last month, could take over as LDP chief if he steps down. The next few weeks ...

The Japanese people have had their say at the polls. And they've handed the ruling coalition a stinging rebuke.

There also aren’t many great candidates waiting in the wings. Sanae Takaichi, who Ishiba beat in the runoff election last month, is divisive. Shinjiro Koizumi, the third leading candidate in ...

However, even if Ishiba is ousted, there is no clear frontrunner for party leader. Analysts have mentioned a number of names such as former minister in charge of economic security Sanae Takaichi ...

Mr Ishiba, who retained his Tottori No. 1 district ... His main rival in the LDP leadership elections, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, said on Oct 27 after retaining her Nara ...

Former Environmental Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, followed by former Economic and Security Minister Takaichi Sanae. Next was former Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba. Originally, Shinji Koizumi's ...