Japan minister commits suicide, adding to PM's woes
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A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has already slumped ahead of a July election.
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Japan's prime minister was treated at a hospital for exhaustion Thursday, a day after he announced he would quit amid failure at the ballot box and a political brawl over the country's aid to U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was admitted to hospital today with exhaustion, a day after his abrupt decision to resign threw Japanâs political situation into disarray.
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Japan&#39;s outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit a hospital Thursday, a day after announcing his resignation, because he feels unwell, news reports said.
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Japan&#39;s cabinet paid silent tribute Tuesday to the farm minister a day after his suicide as a second official killed himself in a scandal described as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#39;s most serious crisis.
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe rebukes a minister over WWII atom bomb comments, as his poll ratings drop further.
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The Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is admitted to hospital the day after announcing his resignation.
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A Japanese government panel tells schools to tackle bullying, after several suicides are linked to the problem.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s entire Cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a planned reshuffle that Japanese leader hopes will solidify his power and boost his ability to carry out reforms.
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Japanâs new agriculture minister resigned Monday, only a week after his appointment, because of a scandal involving misuse of farm subsidies.
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Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a major cabinet reshuffle Monday, shifting his foreign minister to a top party job as part of a shake-up aimed at salvaging his government.
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Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#39;s cabinet has plunged to its lowest point since it was appointed, polls showed Monday, with voters angry over the mismanaged welfare system.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce a new cabinet on Monday to try to shore up faltering support a month after his ruling coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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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.
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Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet to try to revive his popularity.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a new farm minister on Friday, four days after a scandal-tainted predecessor committed suicide, as opposition parties turned the heat up over mismanaged pensions and scandals.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned on Wednesday after less than a year in power, falling victim to a string of scandals that hampered his reform agenda and sent his popularity plummeting.