TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.

No one was arguably more surprised by Shigeru Ishiba being named Japan’s prime minister than the head of the nation’s central ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday and announce a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...

Japan's general election, which will come a year early and ahead of the US presidential election in November, will decide ...

Asian markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on ...

Ishiba has shown support for hiking interest rates & possibly boosting corp taxes, which are considered less market-friendly ...

A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has ...

The poll, which will come a year early and ahead of the US presidential election in November, will decide which party ...

Asian markets have had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets ...

Shigeru Ishiba says he will call a national election for Oct. 27 after he takes office as Japan's prime minister.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% early Monday after the country’s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba aims for stability. Reports say that Ishiba may dissolve lower house of the parliament on october 9th. Party's veteran Kato, Nakatani, Iwaya are likely to be ...