Japan's Fukuda Selected as Prime Minister
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TOKYO, Sept. 23 -- Desperate for competence, Japan's troubled ruling party on Sunday chose as its leader an admittedly un-charismatic party elder known for his dovish foreign policy and quiet political know-how.
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Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected as ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage   for him to be chosen prime minister next week.
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The contest to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan&#39;s next prime minister was thrown wide open Friday as dovish ruling party veteran Yasuo Fukuda announced he would run in what has turned into a two-way race.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Friday he wanted his cabinet to stay in place, dismissing reports he would reshuffle his team in January in a bid to bolster flagging support.
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Japan's prime minister came to office last September with plenty in his favor &#151; political pedigree, the blessing of a popular and powerful predecessor, and name recognition as a fighter for Japanese kidnapped by North Korea.
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Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage for   him to be chosen as prime minister next week.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament.
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Yasuo Fukuda today emerged as the clear favourite in the race to become Japan's next prime minister as party colleagues sought a clean break with the troubled administration of the outgoing leader, Shinzo Abe.
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Yasuo Fukuda, the frontrunner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Sunday it was vital to keep a thaw in ties with China on track but also urged Beijing to better explain its ballooning military spending.
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TOKYO -- Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Tokyo's Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and end a political vacuum.
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Japan's parliament elects Shinzo Abe as the country's new prime minister, replacing Junichiro Koizumi.
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Yasuo Fukuda emerged as runaway leader to become Japan's next prime minister on Monday after a survey of ruling party lawmakers who must choose between the 71-year-old veteran and his hawkish rival Taro Aso next weekend.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Tokyo-led initiatives on climate change and economic development in the near future in a comment piece in the Financial Times on Friday.
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HIROSHIMA, Japan  - Shinzo Abe formally entered   the race on Friday to be Japan's next prime minister, saying   his country must forge a stronger role on the world stage and   better ties with Asia.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was elected prime minister on Tuesday, setting the stage for the seasoned moderate to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election.