In a global year of elections, Japan’s long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has suffered its second-worst result on ...

Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they've been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to strengthen communication at all levels during their ...

Economic malaise was the biggest factor in the devastating loss handed to Japan's ruling coalition last month.

Others have noted a more cautious approach. In early October, Adam Coons of Winthrop Capital Management told CNBC's "Street ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

The Japanese parliament on Monday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a rare runoff ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was ...

The Liberal ... dozens of party members. In September, former prime minister Fumio Kishida stepped down in no small part because of the scandals. His successor, Shigeru Ishiba, took office on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling party ... repeated financial scandals that have hit the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan nearly without interruption ...