TOKYO—Japan is set to get a new leader this fall after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ... to do so was for him to step down. None of the leading candidates to succeed Kishida is likely to fundamen ...

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.

TOKYO — 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 ...

“Politics cannot function without public trust,” Kishida said in a press conference on Wednesday to announce his decision not to seek re-election as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader.

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who shepherded the U.S ... has announced he is to step down as leader of his party, and therefore the country. During his three years as Japan ...