Japan's Fukuda elected PM, forms new cabinet
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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&#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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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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Embattled Japanese PM Shinzo Abe appoints veteran lawmakers to his Cabinet, in a bid to shore up support.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet and the ruling party leadership Monday in hopes of solidifying his flagging political power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms.
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Japan's governing party elects Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe as next leader, and possibly prime minister.
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TOKYO - Yasuo Fukuda swept to power as Japan's prime minister yesterday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of US troops in Afghanistan.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party on Sunday chose moderate 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&#39;s ruling party was poised on Sunday  to pick Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian  neighbours, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an  effort to revive party fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Monday reshuffled his Cabinet with the hope of drastically reforming Japan&#39;s massive postal savings system the way some credit his administration with turning around banks&#39; bad loan problem.
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TOKYO -- Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Momentum built in Japan's ruling party on Friday to back 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has reshuffled his Cabinet to try to boost his popularity and bolster his ability to implement reforms.
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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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Momentum was building in Japan's ruling party on Friday to tap 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, known for his pro-Asian diplomacy, as successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation, media and analysts said.
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Japan's new prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, apologized on Friday but denied wrongdoing after a newspaper reported that his office had altered the names of political support groups on receipts for donations, Kyodo news agency said.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday reshuffled his cabinet for a third time, removing most of ministers while keeping the pivotal portfolios of economy, trade