The president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba was recently seen dozing off in the parliament earlier this week, when he was being re-elected as the country's prime minister. The leader was seen briefly closing his eyes ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid anger over the ruling party’s financial scandals.

The Japanese parliament on Monday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a rare runoff vote after the ruling LDP lost its majority in the lower legislative chamber.