Sanae Takaichi is popular - but inflation and a diplomatic row with China weigh on voters' minds.

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday that he will resign, bowing to mounting pressure from within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after successive election defeats left ...

The country’s first female PM is the object of a personality cult revolving around everything from her outfits and snacks to her favourite pink pen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba resigns as prime minister and says new leadership election should begin immediately Japanese prime minister ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shigeru Ishiba took over Japan's ruling party promising to revive it from scandal. Less than a year later he is stepping down as prime minister after three electoral losses shook the ...

TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's ...

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba told the United Nations that Tokyo’s recognition of Palestine is a matter of “when” and not if, criticising Israeli officials for rejecting the idea of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention on Sunday to step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for its big loss in the July ...