US, Japan welcome conservative win in SKorea
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The United States and Japan on Thursday welcomed conservative Lee Myung-Bak's election in South Korea, hoping the next president will be firmer on North Korea after a decade of liberal rule in Seoul.
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South Koreans voted on Wednesday in a presidential election expected to be won by a conservative former CEO who has vowed to help business and get tough on North Korea, but whose leadership may be undermined by a fraud probe.
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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.
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Japan and the United States on Friday signed an agreement slightly trimming Japan's financial burden for hosting US military bases as Tokyo tries to contain a growing national debt.
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US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi launched a new warning to North Korea over its weapons programs as they highlighted their close relationship at a final White House summit.
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Celebrating a close friendship, President Bush welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the White House on Thursday as a strong ally in Iraq and Afghanistan and confronting North Korea about its nuclear weapons ambitions.
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Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi said on Monday that he agreed with U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that both Japanese and U.S. economies are firm.
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American allies in Asia hailed the re-election of President Bush as a victory for the global war on terror and expressed hope his second term would help defuse nuclear tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Others in the region feared another Bush term could lead to more global turmoil.
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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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President George W. Bush on Tuesday said he was pleased with the six-party agreement reached with North Korea on its nuclear program.
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Japan's ruling party forces through a bill reviving a support mission for US-led forces in Afghanistan.
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November 22, 2004 ã¡ Officials and politicians have praised the bilateral talks between President Roh Moo-hyun and US President George W. Bush, which took place in Santiago, Chile, over the weekend, calling them successful.
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The front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister vowed Saturday to extend his nation's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
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Japan on Thursday hailed warming relations with China as it hosted the neighbouring giant&#39;s defence minister for the first time in nearly a decade.
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The White House said Wednesday that it would expect Japan to keep supporting US-led military operations in Afghanistan despite the resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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The United States voiced optimism that Japan would decide to resume imports of US beef next month.