The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan almost without a break since 1955, put up the second-worst result in its ...

Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Markets were initially unnerved by the unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba in the run-off with Sanae Takaichi to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan’s next ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

Ishiba’s main rival within the LDP, Sanae Takaichi, who was positioned as the successor to former prime minister Shinzo Abe’s mantle, lost 62 per cent (26 out of 42) of her Abe faction colleagues in ...

The Japanese people have had their say at the polls. And they've handed the ruling coalition a stinging rebuke.

Analysts have mentioned a number of names such as former minister in charge of economic security Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi as well as finance minister Katsunobu Kato.

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at the top job if she can successfully blame Ishiba for the election ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost the LDP party election to current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ...