Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is ...

Global markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on ...

The Nikkei Stock Average saw its largest tumble in eight weeks on fears of higher taxes under Japan’s incoming Prime Minister ...

The euro strengthened on Monday after German inflation data, while commodity currencies rose on hopes for a turnaround in ...

Japan's new ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba selected seasoned lawmakers for its executive posts on Monday, following a ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday followed by a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...

Newly-elected Shigeru Ishiba emphasises need for immediate public approval of new administration. Japan’s incoming prime ...

Japan’s new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to call snap election as he seeks to turn round party’s fortunes - Election set to ...

Japan's next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he intended to call a snap election for October 27, after being voted leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last week.

The appointments seem to reflect Ishiba’s desire to maintain internal party harmony ahead of a general election and reward ...

Shigeru Ishiba (pictured), due to succeed Fumio Kishida as Japan’s prime minister, has a track record – when in previous ...