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Ruling party picks Aso as leader| Taro Aso, an outspoken politician and a former foreign minister, was chosen as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party | |
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| Sep.1 |
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 Beleaguered PM Fukuda resigns| Yasuo Fukuda popularity plummeted after the government introduced a much-criticized medical plan for the elderly | |
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| Sep.24 |
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 PM and his Cabinet resign Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the way for new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda to be named as his successor
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| Sep.22 |
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 Fukuda set to be new PM| The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has chosen moderate lawmaker as its new leader and likely replacement for Shinzo Abe as PM. Yasuo Fukuda, 71, who wants closer ties with Asian nei... | |
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| Sep.13 |
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 Leadership race hots up The race to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Abe gathered speed as 2 key candidates indicated that they planned to run
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| Sep.12 |
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Abe treated for exhaustion Prime minister was treated at a hospital for exhaustion, a day after he announced he would quit
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| Sep.11 |
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PM Abe resigns| Prime Minister's year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat. Abe had faced growing calls to go since his Liberal Democrats lost the upper house, insisting he wanted to push th... | |
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| Jul.31 |
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Scandal-hit farm minister resigns Prime Minister Abe has accepted the resignation of Norihiko Akagi, days after the ruling coalition suffered an election drubbing
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| May.24 |
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PM eyes 50% greenhouse gas cut Shinzo Abe has said the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, to replace the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012
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| Sep.25 |
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Abe elected as new premier The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes
| Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II, replacing the flamboyant Junichiro Koizumi.
As the results were announced, Shinzo Abe stood up and bowed to members of parliament
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| Sep.20 |
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Shinzo Abe chosen to lead LDP Tanigaki and Aso were the unsuccessful candidates. Mori stated that the faction strongly leant toward Abe
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| Sep.2 |
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 Koizumi hangs on in opinion polls LDP held onto a hefty lead one week before elections, but main rival edged higher with many voters undecided
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| Apr.21 |
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 PM Koizumi apologises over war  Indonesia: Japanese Prime Minister has expressed 'deep remorse' over Japan's wartime aggression at the Asia-Africa summit
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| Sep.29 |
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Koizumi ousts key finance minister Prime Minister is reaffirming his administration's commitment to pulling this country out of its decade-old economic slump
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| Sep.2 |
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Heavy fallout from nuclear scandal The president, vice president and chairman of Japan's largest utility are quitting following a nuclear safety scandal
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| Apr.23 |
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Koizumi bounds to front in PM race Self-proclaimed reformer swept local primaries. He had taken 123 of the 141 votes
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| Apr.5 |
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Mori confirms plans to resign Japan's unpopular Prime Minister told his cabinet that he intends to resign
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| Mar.11 |
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Mori denies resignation plan Prime Minister has denied ever saying that he intends to resign
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| Mar.10 |
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Prime minister to step down Yoshiro Mori has told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party he will step down in about a month
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| Jan.22 |
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New economy minister Taro Aso was named as economics minister. He is seen unlikely to be aggressive on reform
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