Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has tumbled nearly 5% after the country's ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, as the next prime minister ...

The Nikkei and Topix indexes both fell at the open following Shigeru Ishiba’s victory the Liberal Democratic Party leadership ...

Japanese stocks tumbled as the equity market in Tokyo got its first chance to price in Shigeru Ishiba’s surprise victory over ...

The Nikkei led the early action with a dive of 4.0% as investors anxiously waited for more direction from new Prime Minister ...

Japan's key Nikkei index fell over four percent on Monday after former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan's incoming new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to call a snap general election for late October, media reports said Monday.

Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, a Japanese civic ...

Japan’s new prime minister-elect is no conventional politician by Tokyo standards. Shigeru Ishiba, 67, has sought the top job ...

Figures on Friday showed that industrial profits slumped 17.8% in August, the biggest decline this year. Citi's Chinese ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Sunday the country's monetary policy must remain accommodative as a ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington.