Japan PM Abe quits after year of scandal and crisis
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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 U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a new farm minister on Friday, four days after a scandal-tainted predecessor committed suicide, as opposition parties turned the heat up over mismanaged pensions and scandals.
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As his defense minister resigns over his comments on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of creating a more muscular Japan looks lost
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Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation at a Wednesday news conference.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation sent his ruling party scrambling to find a new leader who could revive public support following an election defeat in July and a string of scandals.
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After his diplomatic debut at the G8 summit of world leaders, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads home to harsh reality with his support tumbling weeks ahead of key elections.
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Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whisked to a hospital a day after he resigned for exhaustion and psychological anguish, is the latest high-profile figure to seek treatment over work-related duress in a nation known for its stressed-out laborers.
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Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is admitted to hospital, a day after announcing his decision to step down.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolts. Blame the system.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told executives of his ruling coalition he intends to resign, a ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday.
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Japanese stocks fell Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced he would resign after a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
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Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized for gastrointestinal inflammation caused by exhaustion and stress Thursday. His hospitalization comes a day after announcing his resignation following a sound electoral beating and the resignations of several government ministers.
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The president of troubled retailer Daiei announced his resignation Friday, two days after he was forced by lenders to seek a government bailout.
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Japan&#39;s outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized with exhaustion Thursday as his finance minister kick-started the race to succeed him by declaring his candidacy for the top job.
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Ruling party stalwarts in the town of Furukawa in northern Japan are fed up with the string of scandals that have cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet five ministers in less than a year, and want the premier to step down.
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Japan's prime minister was treated at a hospital for exhaustion Thursday, a day after he announced he would quit amid failure at the ballot box and a political brawl over the country's aid to U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.