Japan's cabinet sees ratings jump after reshuffle
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brand-new cabinet including heavyweight veterans won an approval rating of around 40 percent in a survey released in Tuesday, more than 10 points higher than the previous cabinet.
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Former Japanese defense minister  Fukushiro Nukaga will become finance minister in Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe&#39;s reshuffled cabinet, public broadcaster NHK  reported on Monday.
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has picked a key reformer to push through the controversial privatisation of the postal services in a cabinet reshuffle that also saw a change of foreign minister.
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YANGON - Myanmar state radio and television reported Saturday a major Cabinet reshuffle in which the foreign minister and two other ministers were replaced.
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Japan's prime minister-to-be, Shinzo Abe,   turned his attention on Thursday to the line-up for his cabinet   amid concerns about how the hawkish, youthful leader will cope   with diplomatic and economic challenges ahead.
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Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a major cabinet reshuffle Monday, shifting his foreign minister to a top party job as part of a shake-up aimed at salvaging his government.
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TOKYO Sept. 27, 2004 - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, in hopes of solidifying his power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a reshuffled cabinet on Monday, but analysts questioned how much the changes would restore his popularity after last month's huge election defeat.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has  made two things clear during his first week in office -- growth  is the key to fiscal reform, and his office will be the center  of decision-making.
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Embattled Japanese PM Shinzo Abe appoints veteran lawmakers to his Cabinet, in a bid to shore up support.
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The Bank of Japan made an &quot;appropriate&quot; decision to raise interest rates Wednesday for the first time since last July, the top government spokesman said.
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Japan's cabinet approved new financial   sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, cranking up pressure   on the reclusive communist state to return to six-country talks   on ending its nuclear program.
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Japan's parliament votes to upgrade the defence agency to a full ministry, for the first time since World War II.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was  forced to reprimand his defense minister over a gaffe on  Monday, as his cabinet&#39;s support rates slid below the critical  30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house  election.
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A corporate spending survey that boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets traded around multi-month highs.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to reprimand his defense minister over a gaffe on Monday, as his cabinet's support rates slid below the critical 30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house election.
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TOKYO -- Japan&#39;s Cabinet on Friday approved a $793 billion budget for next year, boosting overall spending to support its rapidly aging population and pay interest on the government&#39;s massive national debt.