Shinzo Abe elected Japan PM, picks cabinet
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Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter ties   with Washington and a bigger say for Japan in world affairs,   was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday,   becoming at 52 the youngest Japanese leader since World War   Two.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is to choose a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 23, a senior lawmaker said Thursday.
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Shinzo Abe, Japan's likely next premier, is one of his country's most popular politicians. His problem is that the one before him, Junichiro Koizumi, is even more popular.
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Shinzo Abe pledges to carry on as Japan's PM, after staking his job on extending Japan's Afghanistan mission.
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Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected as ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage   for his election as prime minister next week.
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In an election that was never seriously in doubt, Shinzo Abe becomes the leader of Japan's ruling party - and almost certainly its new Prime Minister. The real question, however, is what he'll do next
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce a new cabinet line-up on Monday to try to shore up faltering support a month after his coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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Shinzo Abe ends troubled year-old government after string of damaging scandals and electoral defeat.
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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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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, freshly elected but under fire for vague economic policies, rolled out a crack team of top financial ministers Tuesday that combines academic know-how with veteran experience to keep Japan's economic recovery from fizzling.
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As JapanÂs youngest prime minister since World War II, and the first to be born after the war, Shinzo AbeÂs ascension appears to mark a changing of the guard.
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The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet officially resign, making way for a new government.
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Yasuo Fukuda today emerged as the clear favourite in the race to become Japan's next prime minister as party colleagues sought a clean break with the troubled administration of the outgoing leader, Shinzo Abe.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation at a Wednesday news conference.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was elected prime minister on Tuesday, setting the stage for the seasoned moderate to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election.
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Outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe has taken office as Japan's youngest prime minister, pledging to repair strained ties with China and advance the alliance with the United States.