Gambling in a bid for a stronger mandate, Japan’s new prime minister called a general election a year before he needed to, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring ...

The Liberal Democrats, long the guiding force for Japan, are in disarray just when their country needs them the most.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday signaled that he intends to continue running the government after his ...

"The LDP suffered a crushing defeat," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute, who sees a ...

Ishiba's decision to call an election was to 'start afresh as a fair, just and sincere party' but his rhetoric for reform was ...

Japan's new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, was facing a major electoral setback on Sunday as projections indicated his ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has promised to stay in office despite his gamble on snap elections having backfired.

The funding scandal involved millions of dollars in undocumented political funds, and lawmakers allegedly lining their own ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is refusing to resign, insisting he will not create a "political vacuum". This is ...

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said he will continue as prime minister to lead the government and ...