Parliament confirms Shigeru Ishiba's appointment after he won contest to lead ruling LDP party.

ASIA 3 HOURS AGO Shigeru Ishiba elected Japan’s new premier Ishiba, who secured support of 291 lawmakers after winning intra-party leadership race...

The former defense minister won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is all but assured to become prime minister after...

Tokyo CNN  —  Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on...

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday won a race to lead Japan's conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a victory that puts him in...

TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalise the economy and...

Japan will go to the polls only weeks after Shigeru Ishiba won the fractious ruling party's leadership race to become prime minister.

Ex-defence minister wins the leadership election of the Liberal Democratic Party which holds a majority in parliament.

Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister.

Shigeru Ishiba, the leader of Japan's ruling party, intends to announce a parliamentary election for October 27.