The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling political party has selected his cabinet as the incoming prime minister.

Anchor] Market vigilance is growing as Shigeru Ishiba, the new president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, put forward ...

Ishiba is a familiar face for Taiwanese, as he has visited the nation several times. His popularity among Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party ...

Shanghai jumped more than 8 percent — its best day since 2008 — and Shenzhen more than 10 percent, while Hong Kong briefly ...

Japan's NHK has reported that incoming Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is set to call for snap general elections on October 27.

Most Asian indexes closed in the green, although Japanese ones edged lower following news that former Defense Chief Shigeru ...

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft of measures aimed at kick-starting the world's No. 2 economy.

The unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's next prime minister, coupled with a series of mixed economic data, sent ...

Shigeru Ishiba is set to take over on Tuesday. Ishiba has expressed support for the Bank of Japan’s move to pull interest rates away from their near-zero level, which puts upward pressure on the value ...

Chinese stocks surged on Monday after officials unveiled further economic stimulus measures, while investor caution weighed ...

U.S. stocks are hanging near their records Monday following a wild start to the week for financial markets in Asia, where ...

dragged down by a sharp rally in the yen as Shigeru Ishiba’s victory in the Japanese ruling party’s leadership race caught investors off guard. Real estate, automobile, and technology stocks led the ...