Global shares are trading mostly higher as investor anticipation grew that the Federal Reserve will announce the first cut of the year on its main interest rate. Benchmarks rose in early Tuesday ...

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday he plans to run in the Liberal Democratic Party ...

TOKYO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The contest to choose a successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was gaining momentum, with multiple ...

Ishiba announced his resignation this month to take responsibility for a series of bruising election losses that have made harder the task of choosing a leader for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Japans political landscape is shifting as key figures enter the race to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas resignation. Ishiba stepped down after a ...

Ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election set for the 4th of next month, Takaichi Sanae, 64, former Minister of Economic Security, and Koizumi Shinjiro, 44, Minister ...

Ishiba's resignation was directly triggered by the party's successive defeats in elections, though this was "not his personal ...

Japan's stock-market rally continued, with the Nikkei Stock Average rising 1.2% to 44372.50—another record high. SoftBank ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader on October 4 to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru ...

The appointment of a new Japanese prime minister next month could give the central bank more reasons to go slow on its next ...

His departure plunges Japan back into political uncertainty, reviving fears of a return to the revolving-door prime ministers ...

Sanae Takaichi, a prominent member of Japan's LDP, is joining the race to replace PM Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned after election losses. Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi, notable political figures, are ...