Shigeru Ishiba officially became the 102nd Prime Minister of Japan in the early afternoon of October 1. He took over from Fumio Kishidawho with 1094 consecutive days in office became…
China's top diplomat has urged Japan to “calmly” handle last week's fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in the Chinese city of Shenzhen and “avoid politicizing or exaggerating the issue,”…
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has support from the biggest number of Liberal Democratic Party legislators in the race to pick the successor to the party's president, Fumio Kishida, a…
The nine candidates vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — and ultimately Japan — gathered over the weekend for a series of wide-ranging discussions on a number of…
The nine candidates vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party held a joint news conference Saturday in Tokyo that saw a wide-ranging discussion on a number of issues, including…
Japan could soon have its first female prime minister.The country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will later this month choose a new leader who will be virtually guaranteed the top…
On Friday, nine candidates vying for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party offered hints of their vision for the future of the party, and the country, outlining positions…
Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on September 27 to choose his replacement. They hope to shake…
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa became the ninth candidate for the Sept. 27 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election Wednesday, a move that could increase attention on foreign policy questions in a…
Nearly a dozen Liberal Democratic Party legislators could run in next month's party presidential election, including veterans and junior legislators, making for an unusually crowded and unpredictable race.But each of…