Shigeru Ishiba has been elected as Japan’s new prime minister, replacing Fumio Kishida and raising questions about future U.S.-Japan relations. What Happened: Experts predict how Shigeru’s ...

Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public.

The conditions appear ideal for Shigeru Ishiba to make another run for president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and thus the prime minister’s post. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Wednesday to take necessary steps to lower rice prices that have doubled over the past year, but repeatedly rejected opposition calls ...

After Japan’s ruling party suffered an electoral setback in October, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru also has to deal with the return of Donald Trump. Japan’s role as a US client state puts it ...

The new leader of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Ishiba Shigeru, became prime minister on Tuesday afternoon. This is Ishiba's profile. 67-year-old Ishiba was first elected to the ...

Ishiba Shigeru, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has emerged victorious in a runoff vote for prime minister in the Lower House of the Japanese Diet. He becomes the country's 103rd Prime ...