Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s general election, in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks voter support ...

Japan set for rare political shakeup after ruling Liberal Democratic party suffers ‘severe judgment’ in general election.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese similarly paid tribute to Fumio Kishida. One expert said the move was reminiscent of U.S. President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race less ...

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida speaks during the High-Level Meeting to Launch the Friends of Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, Sept 23, 2024. [Photo ...

Japan's longtime ruling party appears set to be voted out of power in the lower house of the Diet following Sunday elections, ...

Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s ...

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, failed to secure an absolute majority ...

6, 1993. (Kyodo News via AP) FILE - Former Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Preliminary tallies in Japan’s snap general election on Sunday indicated that new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday signaled that he intends to continue running the government after his ...

Shigeru Ishiba, former defence minister, will be Japan's next prime minister after winning the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership vote on Friday ...

[Photo/Agencies] Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Shigeru Ishiba on his election victory as the prime minister of Japan, replacing Fumio Kishida. President ...