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Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2008Publishing company Jiyu Kokuminsha has released its annual list of the 60 most popular Japanese catchwords and phrases of the year. This diverse collection of expressions highlights many of the events, trends and people that caught the attention of the Japanese mass media in 2008. From this list... |
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Taro Aso succeeds Fukuda as Japan's prime minister - 2nd UpdateTokyo - The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Taro Aso, was elected Japan's prime minister Wednesday after Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet resigned en masse earlier in the day. Aso, 68, received 337 votes from the 478 members in the LDP... ... |
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Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda ResignsJapan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet handed in their resignations Wednesday to pave the way for former Foreign Minister Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006. ... |
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Japan's governing LDP elects Aso as new leader - SummaryTokyo - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Taro Aso to succeed Yasuo Fukuda as its party leader Monday. Aso, 68-year-old former LDP secretary general and foreign minister, is likely to become Japan's prime minister in Wednesday's e... ... |
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Will Yuriko Koike make it as Japan’s first woman PM?Wikimedia Commons But Taro Aso is the strong favourite to be the LDP’s fourth leader this term Following Tzipi Livni’s 431-vote victory in the Kadima leadership this week, five contenders are lined up to take over the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) in Japan tomorrow. Unlike Livni, wh... |
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Japan's governing party set to choose new leader MondayTokyo - The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will vote to replace recently resigned prime minister Yasuo Fukuda as head of the party that has dominated Japan for more than 50 years, officials said Sunday. Taro Aso, who turned 68 on Saturday, is seen as... ... |
