Japan
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Hatoyama Sworn in Japan PM, Names Cabinet
Ending a long term role as the country’s main opposition leader, Yukio Hatoyama, was formally elected the country’s new prime…
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Record Early Voting in Japan
Some 14 million voters in Japan cast their ballots in early voting for the ongoing House of Representatives election, say…
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Japanese Parliament Dissolved, Elections on August 30
Under Pressure: Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved Japan’s lower house of parliament at its plenary session on Tuesday, the termination…
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Japan PM Faces No-confidence Motion; Announces Polls
Following dribbing of his party in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly polls that is being seen as an indicator of voters’s sentiment,…
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Gatherings Banned in Urumqi, Uighur Supporters Rally in Tokyo
In perhaps the first instance of its kind in recent times, hundreds of supporters walked through Tokyo and raised slogans…
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