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Japanese Prime Minister: Asia Must Protect Itself From Euro Zone Crisis

Posted 11.19.2011

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NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Yoko Nishikawa) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Asia needs to consider further steps to avoid a fin...

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Japanese Prime Minister Set To Step Down On Friday

AP | Posted 10.25.2011

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TOKYO — Japan's unpopular leader Naoto Kan is expected to resign Friday, fulfilling a promise to step down after parliament approved two key pie...

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With Friends Like Us: How The Obama Administration Helped Topple The Japanese Prime Minister

The New Republic | R. Taggart Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Japan has a new prime minister, Naoto Kan, but he comes from the same party--the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)--as Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned last...

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Taro Aso, Japanese PM, Dissolves Parliament, Calls Elections

AP | TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — Prime Minister Taro Aso, who triggered new elections when he dissolved the powerful lower house of Japan's parliament on Tuesday, launch...

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Japan's War Shrine Offering Angers China

Nytimes.com | By EDWARD WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chinese government denounced Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday for making an offering earlier this week to a Japanese war shrine in Tok...

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Obama Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Aso

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday that his nation was the cornerstone of U.S. security pol...

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UPDATE: Japanese Finance Minister Resigns After Appearing Drunk At Summit (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE 2/17: Reuters reports: Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk...

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James Hansen's Warning to the G8: We've Exceeded Safe C02 Levels

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hansen opens with current climate status: the loss of sea ice, the approaching tipping points, the effects on people and wildlife, the unstoppable sea level rise, shifting of climate zones and more.

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Japan's Ruling Party Chooses Veteran Politican As New Prime Minister

AP | JOSEPH COLEMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Japan's troubled ruling party chose dovish veteran politician Yasuo Fukuda as its pick for prime minister Sunday, turning to an experienced hand to ba...

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Japanese Prime Minister To Resign

Associated Press | CHISAKI WATANABE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday he will resign, ending a troubled year-old government that has suffered a string of damaging sc...

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