Blair hails new Japanese PM's nomination
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has congratulated Shinzo Abe on his nomination as Japan's prime minister in waiting, saying he hoped they could continue strong bilateral ties.
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a new cabinet line-up to be unveiled on Monday, media said, to try to revive faltering support after a massive election defeat.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
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Outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe has taken office as Japan's youngest prime minister, pledging to repair strained ties with China and advance the alliance with the United States.
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Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe will visit China next week, the first summit between the nations' leaders in five years.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Iraq on a visit following approval of a new Iraqi government.
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TOKYO - Yasuo Fukuda swept to power as Japan's prime minister yesterday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of US troops in Afghanistan.
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HIROSHIMA, Japan  - Shinzo Abe announced his   candidacy on Friday to be Japan's next prime minister, a post   he looks certain to win, and said he wanted his country to   forge a stronger role on the world stage and improve ties with   Asia.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair kindled speculation he was running to be the first president of the European Union by praising the bloc in a speech in Paris as France prepares to oversee the appointment process.
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Borissov Saxe-Cobur-Gotha left here Sunday for an official visit to Japan, the first one by a Bulgarian prime minister to the Asian nation in 34 years,the Bulgarian Telegraph ...
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tapped a close ally as his party's No. 2 and was to announce a new cabinet line-up on Monday to try to revive faltering support a month after his coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair  kindled speculation he was running to be the first president of  the European Union by praising the bloc in a speech in Paris as  France prepares to oversee the appointment process.
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Japan's parliament will convene on Sept. 26 to pick a new prime minister, Kyodo News agency reported Tuesday.
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Japan's new prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, won nearly 60 percent support in the first public opinion poll published since the seasoned moderate took office, double that of his predecessor.
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New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enjoys the   backing of around two-thirds of the Japanese public, making him   one of the country's most popular leaders ever as he takes the   reins of government, surveys showed on Thursday.
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Nationalist Shinzo Abe, a proponent of a tight alliance with the United States and a more assertive military, won election as Japan's new prime minister Tuesday, scoring comfortable majorities in both houses.