TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.

No one was arguably more surprised by Shigeru Ishiba being named Japan’s prime minister than the head of the nation’s central ...

Asian markets had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on ...

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Japan's general election, which will come a year early and ahead of the US presidential election in November, will decide ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba, who is ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday and announce a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...

Online media connected with the Beijing Daily newspaper have published an interview with a Chinese former staffer of Japan's ...

Bain Capital on Monday launched a tender offer for Japanese cell phone retailer T-Gaia at 2,670 yen per share, a 26.5 per ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for October 27 following his ...

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday (Sep 30) he will call a general election for Oct 27 following ...

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft ...