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

Shigeru Ishiba won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election with 215 votes and is set to become Japan's next prime minister. Defeating Sanae...

Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister known for his plainspoken opinions, will replace Fumio Kishida next week.

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Former Defense Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba has been elected as head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and will become...

Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister.

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s former defense minister, has been elected as the country’s new prime minister. At 67, Ishiba was elected in his fifth...

The 67-year-old will seek an early public mandate after seeing off a rightwing challenge to become the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic party

Ishiba wins LDP leadership, to become Japan's next prime minister.

Former defence chief elected leader of Liberal Democrats and vows to end ‘widespread distrust’ in party