Japan&#39;s ruling party to choose Abe&#39;s successor September 23
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is to choose a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 23, a senior lawmaker said Thursday.
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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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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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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Beijing for two days from Saturday and meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
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Japan's ruling party was poised on Sunday to pick 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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TOKYO - The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to narrow to two candidates yesterday as the ruling party's conservative number two leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia announced they will run.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese leader to address Australia&#39;s parliament when he visits in September, his Australian counterpart John Howard said Monday.
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Japan's prime minister-in-waiting, Shinzo   Abe, picked a pro-growth party heavyweight and a hard-liner on   China to fill key ruling party posts, media said on Monday, in   the first clues to the line-up in his administration.
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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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Top diplomats from Japan and China are   set to meet in Tokyo at the weekend amid speculation that   Shinzo Abe may hold a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao   after he becomes Japan's next prime minister.
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Japan's ruling party elects Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe as next leader, and likely prime minister.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today is choosing cabinet ministers and party leaders who support the sale of Japan Post, the world&#39;s largest savings bank, as he seeks to quell opposition from within his party.
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party hopes the election Sunday of a new party leader will help voters forget his predecessor.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday, clearing the way for new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda to be named by parliament as his successor.
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet resigned Tuesday, clearing the way for new ruling party leader Yasuo Fukuda to be named by parliament as his successor later in the day.