Shigeru Ishiba, a former Japanese defence minister and leading candidate in the ruling party's leadership race, said there ...

The race to become Japan’s next prime minister appears to be shaping up as a three-way battle among candidates with divergent ...

Japan's new prime minister will be formally elected by parliament on October 1 following next week's leadership contest, a ...

A Takaichi victory could therefore push down bond yields and weaken the yen - an unwelcome prospect for policymakers eager to ...

TOKYO -- The ruling party election likely to choose Japan's next prime minister is shaping up to be a three-way race among ...

The current political trend points to increasing demand for the next generation of political leaders in Japan, particularly ...

Japans defense minister wants Washington to unite its web of informal alliances in Asia into a formal military bloc A senior ...

WASHINGTON -- The NATO-style collective-security arrangement in Asia proposed by former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru ...

The situation is still uncertain, as about 100 LDP lawmakers have not decided whom to support in the Sept. 27 party ...

All four presidential candidates of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan support legalizing same-sex marriage, a ...

Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank ...