Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister more popular with the rank and file than with his lawmaker colleagues, had sought ...

A vocal critic of the hawkish politics of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he was long seen as a troublesome outsider by ...

Shigeru Ishiba won the party leadership on Friday in a tight contest where he laid claims to becoming Japan's next prime ...

Shigeru Ishiba on Friday (September 27) won the race to become Japan's next prime minister, succeeding Fumio Kishida as ...

Shigeru Ishiba, who will be Japan's next prime minister after winning his party's leadership vote on Friday, is a seasoned ...