Governor makes his pitch in Japan
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has never met his match. Rival bodybuilders blocking his quest for a Mr. Universe title? Girly men. Predators from outer space?
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is working to woo Japanese investors, hoping that a warming political relationship will add sparkle to lackluster economic ties.
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Shinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race to be Japan's next leader, is due to announce his bid for the job.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Tokyo-led initiatives on climate change and economic development in the near future in a comment piece in the Financial Times on Friday.
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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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Soft-spoken lawmaker Shinzo Abe suddenly shot to national prominence in 2002 by pressuring North Korea into allowing five kidnapped Japanese citizens to return home for a brief visit.
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Japan&#39;s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will reshuffle his Cabinet and pick key officials for the country&#39;s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday, said Shinzo Abe, secretary general of the party.
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In a bid to improve the credibility of his struggling administration, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appoints a slew of political veterans
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.
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The low-key Yasuo Fukuda has promised to bring stability to Japan's tumultuous politics.
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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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New York Gov. George Pataki implores businesses to relocate to lower Manhattan in a taxpayer-funded ad campaign. In Maryland, Gov. Robert Ehrlich pitches tourism, energy-efficient homes and the state motor vehicle administration.
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Obamamania has hit a small town in Japan that shares its name with the White House hopeful
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Campaigning is under way in upper house polls seen as a key test for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party wants to revise the constitution to allow a woman to succeed to the throne and to officially designate the emperor head of state, according to a draft proposal released on Wednesday.
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Japan has drawn up an action plan to  spearhead efforts to develop the next generation of more  environmentally friendly vehicles and batteries to help reduce  its reliance on oil.
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SAMAWAH, Iraq - Hajime Massaki, chairman of the Joint Staff Council of Japan&#39;s Self-Defense Forces, on Tuesday visited the SDF&#39;s camp in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah where ground troops are providing reconstruction assistance.