Japan minister quits over gaffe
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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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Labour's Nigel Griffiths quits as a minister in protest at plans to renew the UK's Trident nuclear weapon system.
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he intends to resign, an official said Wednesday.
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Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet to try to revive his popularity.
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Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet.
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Ukraine s Defense Minister Yevhen Marchuk has resigned amid criticism of the country s military storage and missile fuel disposal facilities.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he was resigning because he there would be a better chance of continuing Japan's support for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan under a new leader.
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A top aide to Swedish PM Goeran Persson quits after criticism over his response to the Asian tsunami.
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A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.
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Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez quits after being caught drink-driving and held by police.
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Nigeria's parliamentary speaker resigns after weeks of stalemate over a report into alleged graft.
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Japan's outgoing PM Shinzo Abe apologises for his sudden resignation, as his successor picks new party deputies.
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The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet officially resign, making way for a new government.
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Japanâs embattled defense minister resigned over his comments suggesting the 1945 atomic bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inevitable.
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Japan&#39;s farm minister resigned on Monday  over illegal dealings at a farmers&#39; group he headed, public  broadcaster NHK reported, dealing a fresh blow to Prime  Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet.
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Japan&#39;s defence minister apologised Sunday after sparking outrage over remarks which implied that the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Japan were the inevitable way to end World War II.
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Japan's embattled defense minister resigned Tuesday over his comments suggesting the 1945 atomic bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inevitable, news reports said. Fumio Kyuma had come under intense criticism from survivors of the bombing following the comments made over the weekend. He had apologized.