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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda replaced five members of his Cabinet on Friday in a bid to win more cooperation from the opposition to raise the sales tax and rein in the country's bulging fiscal deficit.

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 A Japanese court has convicted three former aides to a ruling party powerbroker in a political funding scandal, dealing a blow to his status in the struggling party's public image.

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 Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda is almost certain to become Japan's next prime minister after beating economy, trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda in a run-off to win the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) presidential election Monday.

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A no-confidence motion against Japan' s embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan was rejected by the lower house Thursday, allowing some time for Kan's cabinet to proceed with handling the Fukushima nuclear crisis and post-quake work.

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Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Wednesday, with Japanese shares slipping as the yen hit another 15-year high against the dollar. 

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Japan's prime minister and a powerful challenger wooed fellow party members ahead of a vote Tuesday that could bring the country a new leader in the face of pressing economic and international concerns.

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Japan's parliament installed Naoto Kan as the new prime minister Friday, handing the outspoken populist the job of rallying his party and reclaiming its mandate for change ahead of elections next month. 

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TOKYO (Xinhua) -- Yukio Hatoyama was elected president of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on Saturday, setting to steer the party to oust the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a key election this year.

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TOKYO (AP) - Nearly 80 percent of Japanese voters are unhappy with both the country's ruling and main opposition political parties, a newspaper survey published Sunday said amid speculation elections will be held next month.

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 Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda is almost certain to become Japan's next prime minister after beating economy, trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda in a run-off to win the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) presidential election Monday.

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A no-confidence motion against Japan' s embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan was rejected by the lower house Thursday, allowing some time for Kan's cabinet to proceed with handling the Fukushima nuclear crisis and post-quake work.

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TOKYO (Xinhua) -- Yukio Hatoyama was elected president of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on Saturday, setting to steer the party to oust the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a key election this year.

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