The LDP leader won in a runoff vote for prime minister against opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda in the Lower House of the Japanese Diet to become the country's 103rd Prime Minister.
The results followed a deepening distrust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to a slush funds scandal, indicating a shift in the support that enabled it to return to power in 2012.
The election is a battle for a stable majority in Japan's lower house with all the focus on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc -- which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war period -- which is in the contest under new leadership following the resignation of Fumio Kishida.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on the sidelines of the 21st ASEAN-India Summit. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to a peaceful, safe, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, recognising India and Japan as indispensable par
In a significant political shift, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his cabinet resigned collectively on Tuesday, marking the end of an era and setting the stage for a new administration.
Ishiba is set to helm world's fourth-largest economy in the face of a weakening yen, inflation, growing national debt and wage stagnation. The country has also to contend with increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific, North Korea's nuclear ambitions and China's growing military threats.
U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland, part of a bipartisan House delegation visiting Taiwan, underscored the importance of deterrence in countering potential Chinese aggression during a meeting with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. Strickland emphasized the need for democratic nations to
Tokyo [Japan], Sep 20 (ANI): Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday for the third term, paving the way for him to become the country's premier for three more years.