Koizumi forms new Cabinet to push reforms
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi formed a new 18-member Cabinet on Monday, appointing former education minister Nobutaka Machimura to succeed Yoriko Kawaguchi as foreign minister and replacing 10 others, with mostly newcomers as state ministers.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Monday shuffled his Cabinet and created a new ministerial post to facilitate the privatization of the national postal service.
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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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With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi&#39;s Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines Friday. By Bennett Richardson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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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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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
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The cabinet reshuffling foreshadows bigger changes as the Communist Party prepares for a gathering in October.
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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 powerful opposition keen to force an election.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a reshuffled cabinet on Monday, but analysts questioned how much the changes would restore his popularity after last month's huge election defeat.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was chosen as prime minister by parliament's lower house on Tuesday, ensuring him the nation's top job and setting the stage to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election.
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New Indonesian President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono named a cabinet Wednesday that brought surprise  choices in the economic lineup, although he picked a strong  team to fight the country's pervasive corruption.
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Embattled Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi named a new Cabinet Monday, two weeks after the old one was dissolved amid a rift within the U.N.-backed transitional government over how to respond to the growing influence of Islamic militants.
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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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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed Nobutaka Machimura to succeed Yoriko Kawaguchi as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle Monday, while retaining Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda and Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki.
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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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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, back in Tokyo after an 11-day diplomatic mission to the Americas, hunkered down with senior ruling party officials on Friday to focus on a major reshuffle of cabinet and top party posts.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s Cabinet has an approval rating of 42 percent, an increase of 2 percentage points from July, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said, citing its own survey taken over the weekend.