Lawmakers in Japan voted Monday to retain the embattled Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister despite his long-governing party’s dismal showing in parliamentary elections last month.Ishiba, 67, became ...

Parliament voted Monday to stick with Ishiba, who will lead a minority government after his party suffered heavy losses in an election last month.

Japan's parliament has reelected struggling Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after his governing coalition suffered its worst ...

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Koizumi, 43, is the US-educated, charismatic son of popular former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, and could be Japan’s youngest prime minister of the post-war period. Koizumi has presented ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. The party leadership is a ticket to ...

Japan's former defence minister, political veteran Shigeru Ishiba, has succeeded Fumio Kishida as the country's prime minister. As expected, the 67-year-old Ishiba was elected by a majority of his ...

Japan’s parliament on Tuesday formally ... led and controlled by party heavyweights, and none are from former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s powerful group linked to damaging scandals.

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on September 27, 2024 the official count showed. [AFP] Former ...

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Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister after winning his party’s leadership contest on Friday, following a crowded race that ended in a runoff vote. The ...