Japan farm minister resigns in blow to PM-NHK
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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's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told executives of his ruling coalition he intends to resign, broadcaster TBS said on Wednesday.
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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.
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Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, attempting to quell the latest furor plaguing the ruling camp ahead of an election this month.
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Japanese Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma said on Tuesday he would resign over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of two Japanese cities, dealing another blow to the ruling camp ahead of an election this month.
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Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been admitted to hospital, media said on Thursday, a day after the leader suddenly announced he would resign.
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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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Italy's prime minister resigned Wednesday after his center-left government Wednesday lost a key foreign policy vote.Comment
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Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling camp ahead of a national election this month.
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Japan's prime minister says he may resign if MPs block his plans to extend Japan's mission in Afghanistan.
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's  health minister was under pressure to quit on Wednesday for  calling women "birth-giving machines," with opposition parties  poised to boycott debate on the budget unless he stepped down.
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A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has slumped ahead of a July election.
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's health minister was under pressure to quit on Wednesday for calling women "birth-giving machines", with opposition parties poised to boycott debate on the budget unless he stepped down.
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The Prime Minister vowed to restore Japan's place on the world stage. His resignation may be a sign that domestic concerns will turn the country inward again
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned on Wednesday after less than a year in power, falling victim to a string of scandals that hampered his reform agenda and sent his popularity plummeting.