After Quitting, Japan PM Hospitalized
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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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As his defense minister resigns over his comments on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of creating a more muscular Japan looks lost
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he intends to resign, an official said Wednesday.
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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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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he was resigning because he there would be a better chance of continuing Japan's support for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan under a new leader.
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Shinzo Abe tells ruling party officials he will resign as Japan's PM, local media reports say.
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Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.
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After his diplomatic debut at the G8 summit of world leaders, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads home to harsh reality with his support tumbling weeks ahead of key elections.
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Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been diagnosed with pneumonia and has been moved to the high-dependency unit of the hospital where he is a patient, his office said Tuesday.
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The prime minister is recovering in Downing Street after hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat. Tony Blair was discharged on Friday from London&#39;s Hammersmith hospital, where he underwent the procedure.
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The health of former Indonesian dictator Suharto took a sudden downturn Sunday, and his doctors said he was unconscious, breathing through a ventilator, and in "very critical" condition.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito was admitted to a hospital for planned surgery to remove a benign growth in his intestines, the palace said.
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Augusto Pinochet , Chile&#39;s former military dictator, (pictured) has been taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke on Saturday morning.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation sent his ruling party scrambling to find a new leader who could revive public support following an election defeat in July and a string of scandals.
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Japan&#39;s farm minister resigned on Monday  over illegal dealings at a farmers&#39; group he headed, public  broadcaster NHK reported, dealing a fresh blow to Prime  Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation at a Wednesday news conference.
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Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would resign in hope of making it easier to extend a naval mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, sending shockwaves through Japan.