Embattled Japan PM woos back conservatives
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moved to woo back his conservative supporters on an Asian tour this week, snubbing China and paying tribute to an Indian figure revered by Japanese nationalists.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has launched a media offensive to win back foundering voter support, which has slid below the key 30 percent level ahead of an upper house election this month.
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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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Japan&#39;s defense minister apologized again  on Tuesday for remarks appearing to accept the 1945 U.S. atomic  bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but opposition parties --  keen to woo voters ahead of this month&#39;s election -- insisted  that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fire the gaffe-prone politician.
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The Prime Minister vowed to restore Japan's place on the world stage. His resignation may be a sign that domestic concerns will turn the country inward again
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday vehemently condemned the beheading of a young Japanese backpacker by Muslim extremists in Iraq while vowing that Japan would remain
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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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Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor's cabinet to confront a resurgent opposition keen to force an election.
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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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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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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro  reshuffled his cabinet Monday to try to boost his popularity  and bolster his ability to implement reforms, but the retention  of several key ministers led some analysts to question whether  he would succeed.
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Earlier Tuesday Japan&#39;s Justice Ministry rejected his demand to stay in the country, saying no justification had been found to grant him protection as a political refugee.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire after a cabinet minister killed himself, scrambled on Thursday to quell another furor over mismanaged pensions that has hurt his popularity ahead of a July election.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has brushed aside criticism from China and South Korea over his pilgrimage to the Yasukuni war shrine, saying they were &quot;immature&quot;.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that the Bank of Japan&#039;s embattled chief should stay on despite calls for his resignation amid an investment scandal, Kyodo News agency reported.
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Tokyo must keep a thaw in ties with China on track, the frontrunner to be Japan's next prime minister said on Sunday, while urging Beijing to better explain its ballooning military spending.
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A hefty majority of Japanese voters   support the country's new prime minister-to-be, Shinzo Abe, two   media surveys published on Friday showed, but many also have   doubts about his leadership ability.