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 ...

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 ...

This is shaping up to be an even less predictable race than the last one, when Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pulled off a ...

Top Japanese government officials have announced to enter the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race following ...

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi are seen as the frontrunners in the ...

Japan's agriculture minister and the chief government spokesperson joined the race on Tuesday to lead the ruling party, pledging their candidacies in a vote set for early next month to replace ...

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be the most suitable choice to be the next president of the ...

A aurvey conducted nationwide by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that expectations were highest for former economic security ...

It’s true that I told my supporters of my intentions,” Koizumi told reporters at his regular press conference on Tuesday, referring to a meeting at the weekend at which he informed local party ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday he will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ...

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 ...