Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Activities56780 Event56587 Yasuo Fukuda Admin. 8 Yasuo Fukuda Admin. Year 2008 8 Nature National Government Related People Yasuo Fukuda 7 Shinzo Abe 3 Taro Aso 3 Koizumi Junichiro 1 Tony Blair 1 George W. Bush 1 Events Japan-U.S. 1

Aso takes lead in race for Japan PM TOKYO (AFP) - Outspoken conservative Taro Aso took an early lead Sunday in the race to be Japan's prime minister but the opposition vowed to wrest power, saying it was the country's "last chance" for change.   Nations:Japan   People:Yasuo Fukuda Taro Aso   Activities:Yasuo Fukuda Admin.   Source:(AFP)   2008-09-21 Colorful conservative in bid to become Japan's PM TOKYO - A tough-talking former foreign minister emerged Tuesday as the top candidate to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has plunged Japan's ruling party into a leadership scramble and strengthened opposition demands for nationwide elections.   Nations:Japan   People:Yasuo Fukuda   Activities:Yasuo Fukuda Admin.   Source:(AP)   2008-09-02 Unpopular Japanese prime minister resigns TOKYO - Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, suddenly announced his resignation after less than a year in office Monday, throwing the world's second-largest economy into political confusion.   Nations:Japan   People:Yasuo Fukuda Shinzo Abe Taro Aso Koizumi Junichiro   Activities:Yasuo Fukuda Admin.   Source:(AP)   2008-09-01 Japan's beleaguered PM reshuffles cabinet TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday named a new cabinet filled with heavyweights, vowing to jump-start a lacklustre economy in a last-ditch bid to revive waning public support.   Nations:Japan   People:Yasuo Fukuda Shinzo Abe Taro Aso   Activities:Yasuo Fukuda Admin.   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-01 Japan PM urges all major emitters to tackle climate change TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Saturday urged all major greenhouse gas emitters to tackle climate change as he sought to galvanise efforts ahead of July's G8 summit.   Nations:Japan   People:Yasuo Fukuda Tony Blair   Activities:Yasuo Fukuda Admin.   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-28 Headlines Aso takes lead in race for Japan PM 2008-09-21 Colorful conservative in bid to become Japan's PM 2008-09-02 Unpopular Japanese prime minister resigns 2008-09-01 Japan's beleaguered PM reshuffles cabinet 2008-08-01 Japan PM urges all major emitters to tackle climate change 2008-06-28 Lawmakers approve Bank of Japan governor 2008-04-08 Japan PM has full plate but empty hands for U.S. 2007-11-14 Fukuda elected Japanese prime minister 2007-09-25 Most-viewed Colorful conservative in bid to become Japan's PM 2008-09-02 Unpopular Japanese prime minister resigns 2008-09-01 Japan PM urges all major emitters to tackle climate change 2008-06-28 Japan's beleaguered PM reshuffles cabinet 2008-08-01

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