Ruling party picks Fukuda to lead Japan
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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 the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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TOKYO, Sept. 23 -- Desperate for competence, Japan's troubled ruling party on Sunday chose as its leader an admittedly un-charismatic party elder known for his dovish foreign policy and quiet political know-how.
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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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Japan's ruling party scrambled on Thursday to find a new leader and avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation the previous day, just as parliamentary debate was set to begin.
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TOKYO - Japan's ruling and opposition leaders agreed on Thursday to elect new prime minister on Sept. 26, Kyodo News agency reports.  Leaders of ruling Liberal Democratic Party and largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday agreed to convene Parliament on Sept.
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hinzo Abe, the nationalist politician who has pledged to revise JapanÂs pacifist Constitution, won the leadership of the governing party today.
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Momentum was building in Japan's ruling party on Friday to tap 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, known for his pro-Asian diplomacy, as successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation, media and analysts said.
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Japan's ruling party is to elect a new leader, in a vote that will also almost certainly decide the next PM.
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Japan's prime minister-in-waiting, Shinzo   Abe, picked a pro-growth party heavyweight and a hard-liner on   China to fill key ruling party posts, media said on Monday, in   the first clues to the personnel line up in his administration.
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Nationalist Shinzo Abe became head of Japan's ruling party by a landslide Wednesday, a victory expected to lead to his election as prime minister next week.
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Shinzo Abe, an advocate of a more  muscular Japanese foreign policy and restoring traditional  values, is poised to win a party leadership contest on  Wednesday, setting the stage for his election as prime minister  next week.
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democrat Party selects a senior adviser to Shinzo Abe as its second-in-command.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
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Momentum grew in Japan's ruling party on Friday to back 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, known for his pro-Asian diplomacy, as successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Tokyo's Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and end a political vacuum.
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Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was chosen as prime minister by parliament's lower house on Tuesday, ensuring him the nation's top job and setting the stage to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election.
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Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a   bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a   ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage   for his election as prime minister next week.