TOKYO (AP) — Japan's governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.The party leadership is a…
TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former defense minister who is a longtime…
Joe Biden says alliance between US, Australia, India and Japan is 'here to stay', pledges to deepen partnership.The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States are meeting in…
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old Japanese student who was stabbed near his school in southern China has died, officials in Tokyo said Thursday, asking Beijing to provide details of the…
A surfer and a nationalist are among the record number of contenders to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has named the nine candidates who will…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They…
When Fumio Kishida declared earlier this month that he would not seek re-election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and was stepping down as prime minister, the…
The winner of the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in September will also become the next prime minister.Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to elect its new leader…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised the country Wednesday by announcing that he'll step down when his party picks a new leader next month. His decision…
Kishida will not seek re-election as the leader of the ruling LDP in party elections next month.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will not seek re-election as the…