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 ...

First is whether the administration can withstand internal fissures. The primary reason for the LDP’s loss is the public’s long-standing disdain for its mixture of politics and money. Although the ...

Besides contest from opposition parties emboldened by considerable gains in the snap polls, the biggest challenge could be ...

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

Analysts predict a short tenure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with one noting that Japan could return to an era of ...

Politics and music are two different worlds. Yet, we find some global leaders taking solace and inspiration in the raw energy ...

His main rival in the LDP leadership elections, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, said on Oct 27 after retaining her Nara No. 2 district seat: “My feeling about wanting to run ...

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 ...

Waiting in the wings is Sanae Takaichi, the preferred choice from the ultra-conservative faction of the LDP who Mr Ishiba, a moderate, defeated in last month’s leadership election. open image in ...

Roughly 86% of economists polled by Reuters expect the central bank to leave its rates unchanged when it announces its ...