Abe elected as Japanese prime minister
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Nationalist Shinzo Abe, a proponent of a tight alliance with the United States and a more assertive military, won election as Japan's new prime minister Tuesday, scoring comfortable majorities in both houses.
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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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Shinzo Abe tells ruling party officials he will resign as Japan's PM, local media reports say.
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New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enjoys the   backing of around two-thirds of the Japanese public, making him   one of the country's most popular leaders ever as he takes the   reins of government, surveys showed on Thursday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday backed his farm minister over allegations of corruption as a new scandal threatened the premier ahead of key elections.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation at a Wednesday news conference.
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TOKYO, Sept. 12 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he would resign, ending a year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat.
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Nationalist Shinzo Abe, 52, was elected Japan's prime minister Tuesday, making him the youngest leader since World War Two of the world's second largest economy.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brand-new cabinet including heavyweight veterans won an approval rating of around 40 percent in a survey released in Tuesday, more than 10 points higher than the previous cabinet.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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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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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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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 him to be chosen prime minister next week.
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TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned abruptly yesterday after a year in power, has for weeks been a walking political corpse.
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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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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is to reshuffle his Cabinet, in a bid to shore up support for his government.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bolts. Blame the system.