Japan's former Environment Minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said he would respect the ...

Japan Leading PM Candidate Koizumi Vows to Respect BOJ's Independence, Media Says TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's former Environment Minister and leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi ...

A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of ...

Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank ...

Sanae Takaichi, a supporter of fiscal and monetary tools to stimulate the economy, has new momentum, while Shinjiro Koizumi, an advocate of deregulation, has given up some ground, the surveys suggest.

While the two front-runners vie to be Japan’s next prime minister, conservative firebrand Sanae Takaichi gains momentum in ...

TOKYO: Aiming to become Japan’s youngest prime minister since the end of World War II, former Environment Minister Shinjiro ...

Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s style and rhetoric echo those of his father, but there are key differences ...

The pledge by 43-year-old Shinjiro Koizumi, the youngest candidate in the running to be Japan's next prime minister, to hold ...

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on ...

The frontrunners in the race to become Japan’s next prime minister clashed over when to call a Lower House election if they ...

TOKYO -- The ruling party election likely to choose Japan's next prime minister is shaping up to be a three-way race among ...