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Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win
Japanese began voting in an election on Sunday that looks set to topple the conservative party, handing the opposition the job of reviving the econom
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Japan premier calls election as LDP battles to hold on
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved Parliament’s lower house on Tuesday for an August 30 election that polls show could see his party ousted.
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… and the ‘Fossil of the Day’ goes to Japan
Japan has won the ”Fossil of the Day Award” for being the country that has do the most to disrupt progress at UN climate change talks, say NGOs.
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Japan 2020 emission target a blow, say green groups
Japan on Wednesday unveiled plans for only marginally deeper greenhouse gas cuts over the coming decade than its current UN commitments.
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Divisions hang over G20 as crisis deepens
World leaders gathered on Wednesday for a summit on tackling the global financial crisis but many were split on the way forward.
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Record budget to up pressure for Japan’s PM to quit
Japan’s lower house of Parliament approved a record budget on Friday, a step likely to intensify pressure for the country’s unpopular premier to quit.
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Japan finance minister to quit in blow to PM Aso
Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference.
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Japan finance minister denies being drunk at G7
Japan’s finance minister denied on Monday that he had been drunk at a G7 news conference but the opposition demanded he be fired.
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Japan passes stimulus budget after Parliament row
Japan’s ruling and opposition parties enacted a -billion extra budget on Tuesday to fund government stimulus plans, after two days of bickering.
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Japanese lawmaker defects in blow to ‘old guard’
A senior lawmaker defected from Japan’s ruling party on Tuesday, denouncing beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso as an ”old-guard crony”
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Call for N Korea to end nuke plan
Japan and South Korea are urging North Korea to formalise a roadmap on ending its nuclear programme.
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Kim Jong-Il probably in hospital, says Japan PM
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is likely in hospital but is still capable of making decisions, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday.
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World finance chiefs seek solutions in firestorm
Global finance chiefs gathered in Washington for crisis talks on Friday as panic spread in global financial markets.
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New PM takes charge to ‘cheer’ Japan
Taro Aso took charge as Japan’s new prime minister on Wednesday, pledging to work to build a ”cheerful” nation by reviving the economy.
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Japan’s Fukuda elected PM, forms new Cabinet
Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen as Japan’s Prime Minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor’s Cabinet to confront a resurgent opposition keen to force an election. The Liberal Democratic Party chose Fukuda as its leader to revive party fortunes after a disastrous year of scandals.
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Ruling party picks new leader for Japan
Japan’s ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbours, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party’s fortunes and fill a political vacuum. Fukuda will be chosen as prime minister on Tuesday by virtue of the ruling camp’s huge majority in Parliament’s Lower House.
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Japan’s outgoing PM admitted to hospital
Japan’s political crisis deepened when the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was admitted to hospital suffering from exhaustion less than 24 hours after suddenly announcing his resignation. Abe (52) was seen by a doctor on Thursday morning after feeling unwell and was admitted to Keio hospital in Tokyo later in the day.
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Japan PM Abe quits after year of scandal, crisis
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly announced his resignation on Wednesday after a year in power dogged by scandals, an election rout and a crisis over Japan’s support for United States-led operations in Afghanistan. The hawkish Abe, who took office promising to boost Japan’s global security profile, had seen his clout dwindle.
