Ruling party picks Fukuda to lead Japan
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is due in China, on a visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
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Yasuo Fukuda appeared on Tuesday to be a shoo-in to become Japan's next prime minister but his rival, hawkish former foreign minister Taro Aso, vowed to battle on against all odds.
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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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Japan's prime minister-in-waiting Shinzo   Abe on Monday chose party heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa as   secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the   party's No. 2 post and its de facto campaign manager as the LDP   prepares for a critical upper house election next summer,   public broadcaster NHK reported.
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Former cabinet minister Yasuo Fukuda appears a shoo-in to become Japan's next prime minister after a poll showed on Tuesday that most rank-and-file supporters of the ruling party -- like lawmakers -- backed him for the job.
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The moderate veteran politician Yasuo Fukuda easily won election as president of Japan's struggling ruling party on Sunday, assuring his selection as the new prime minister in a parliamentary vote later this week.
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Japan's ruling party scrambled on Thursday to find a new leader and avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation the previous day, just as parliamentary debate was set to begin.
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Japan&#39;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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The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe narrowed to two candidates Saturday as the ruling party said its conservative No. 2 leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia will run.
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Japan's ruling party is to elect a new leader, in a vote that will also almost certainly decide the next PM.
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TOKYO - Japan's ruling and opposition leaders agreed on Thursday to elect new prime minister on Sept. 26, Kyodo News agency reports.  Leaders of ruling Liberal Democratic Party and largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday agreed to convene Parliament on Sept.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda rules out a reshuffle but admits his first months in office have not gone smoothly.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda looks likely to cruise to victory in a ruling party leadership race on Sunday to become the next prime minister. Then comes the hard part.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party was set Sunday to choose dovish political veteran Yasuo Fukuda as the country&#39;s next prime minister, seeking safe hands after a disastrous year under conservative Shinzo Abe.
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Japan's ruling party is voting for a new leader to replace PM Junichiro Koizumi, who steps down this month.
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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 his election as prime minister next week.