Japan PM seeks popularity revival with new cabinet
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tapped a close ally as his party's No. 2 and was to announce a new cabinet line-up on Monday to try to revive faltering support a month after his coalition suffered a massive election defeat.
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Japan'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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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 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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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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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Friday he wanted his cabinet to stay in place, dismissing reports he would reshuffle his team in January in a bid to bolster flagging support.
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Yasuo Fukuda, known for building consensus behind the scenes, was chosen by Japanâs governing party to be the new prime minister.
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The United States wants to work with the new cabinet unveiled by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to strengthen ties with its key Asian ally, the State Department said.
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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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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is to reshuffle his Cabinet, in a bid to shore up support for his government.
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Japanese Prime Minister reshuffled his ruling party leadership Monday morning and is set to do the same to his cabinet later in the day as he is ardently pushing forward sweeping reforms.
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The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s cabinet edged up slightly on a latest survey, with the unpopular pension reform program advocatedby him remaining
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, in hopes of solidifying his power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms.
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Japan's prime minister called on North Korea Monday to quickly resume negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons program, as support grew for Japan to take a tougher line against the communist country.
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Japan's ruling party was poised on Sunday to pick 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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Japan's ruling party is voting for a new leader to replace PM Junichiro Koizumi, who steps down this month.