Tokyo: Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's ...

Shigeru Ishiba has been elected Japan's new prime minister, defeating Sanae Takaichi. He vows to prioritize public trust and ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership ...

Japan’s ruling party will elect its new leader Friday, and the winner will become the country’s next prime minister.

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s next prime minister after winning the ruling party’s leadership ...

Japan's ruling party will choose the nation's leader in a vote on Friday, with three frontrunners: the surfing son of a former prime minister, a veteran defence geek and an arch-nationalist who would ...

Ishiba, 67, has come close to the top job before, including in 2012 when he lost to nationalist Shinzo Abe, Japan's ...

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