The shock choice for prime minister represents a remarkable change. Is it a step in the right direction?

The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister.

Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is ...

Ishiba revealed his plans for an election on Monday, one day before he was set to be formally sworn in by parliament and just ...

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

Yasuhide Nakayama, former Japan minister of defense, discusses incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's foreign policy.

As prime minister of the U.S. ally, Shigeru Ishiba will face anger over rising prices at home and an increasingly complicated ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Sunday the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a ...

Japan’s new leader, Shigeru Ishiba, said he would call a national election on Oct. 27, assuming he is confirmed as Japan’s ...

Japan’s next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is set to name party veterans to senior posts in his cabinet as he broadly ...

Asia share markets were mostly firmer on Monday as China announced more stimulus measures, though the Nikkei dived on ...

STORY: Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said Monday (September 30) he's calling a snap general election on ...