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Liberal Democratic Party's Half-Century Rule In Japan At Brink Of Ending

washingtonpost.com | Blaine Harden | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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TOKYO -- Japanese voters are on the brink of doing something they have not been willing to do in more than half a century: throw the bums out. The opp...

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Japan: Opposition Promises To Stand Up To America

AP | JAY ALABASTER | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

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TOKYO — Japan's main opposition party said Monday that if it comes to power in this month's elections it will confront the United States on key ...

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Taro Aso, Japanese PM, Dissolves Parliament, Calls Elections

AP | TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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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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Taro Aso To Dissolve Parliament, Hold National Elections Next Month

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

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TOKYO — The political party that has governed Japan for the last 50 years could be ousted from power in national elections next month _ with the...

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Ichiro Ozawa: Japan Opposition Leader To Resign

Financial Times | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa is to resign as president of the leading opposition Democratic party after failing to quell criticism spar...

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Japan's War Shrine Offering Angers China

Nytimes.com | By EDWARD WONG | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

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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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Japan PM Taro Aso Unveils Massive Stimulus Plan

AP | TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso unveiled an ambitious long-term growth strategy Thursday, vowing to refashion the world's second-larges...

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Japan Prepares For North Korea Missile Launch (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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Japan's military has begun to ready itself for a threatening North Korea missile launch, reports AP. On Friday the government ordered two missile-equ...

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President Obama's Meeting with Japanese PM Taro Aso

Duncan Quirk | Posted 03.27.2009 | Comedy

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Obama Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Aso

AP | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

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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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Japanese Finance Minister Scandal The "Ultimate Blow" To Government

The Japan Times Online | Posted 03.21.2009 | World

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The resignation of Finance Minister Shoichiro Nakagawa following his disgraceful display in Rome has further weakened Prime Minister Taro Aso and coul...

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