Kishida said he will stand down as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, and therefore as prime minister, to allow the party to recover from recent scandals.

TOKYO—Japan is set to get a new leader this fall after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he wouldn’t seek to stay in office. Kishida, 67, has bolstered relations with the U.S. and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will step down next month and will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, following a series of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced he will step down next month and will not run for a second term as leader of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party, following a series of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, signaling possible political uncertainty ahead for one of the closest U.S. allies in Asia. Kishida ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of ...

Kishida said he will stand down as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, and therefore as prime minister, to allow the party to recover from recent scandals.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, signaling possible political uncertainty ahead for one of the closest U.S. allies in Asia. Kishida’s announcement came ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...