Ishiba, Shigeru – Page 2

Trump Says Nippon Steel Will Make Major Investment in U.S. Steel

President Trump supports the Japanese company’s taking a stake in the American steel maker after the U.S. blocked a $14 billion takeover bid.

By Alan Rappeport

The long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority, raising questions about the policy stability that has lured investors.

By River Akira Davis

An assailant tried to breach security at the office of the new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, a public broadcaster reported.

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno

Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader.

By River Akira Davis