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Japan's Aso leads race for next PM

indiatimes.com
02-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO: Former foreign minister Taro Aso leads the race to become Japanese prime minister, analysts and media said on Tuesday, after unpopular Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to abruptly resign in less than a year....

                   

Japan`s ruling LDP to select Premier on September 22!

zeenews.com
02-Sep-2008
        

Tokyo, Sept 02: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Tuesday said that it would elect its new party president and successor to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down Monday, as soon as September 22....

                   

New Leader, Little Change

thejapannews.net
02-Sep-2008
        

With a recession looming, will Fukuda's surprise resignation set the stage for economic reform, or will it be more of the same? Yasuo Fukuda's surprise resignation was perhaps the most interesting thing about his 11-month...

                   
bbc.co.uk: Taro Aso, file pic from 2006 bbc.co.uk

Japan's Aso 'ready for PM role'

bbc.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Taro Aso has emerged as the early front-runner to replace Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, following his shock resignation on Monday. Mr Aso, who is secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),...

                   

Flamboyant former foreign minister Taro Aso bids to lead Japan

telegraph.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

Japan's flamboyant former foreign minister Taro Aso has declared his intention to succeed the outgoing prime minister Yasuo Fukuda by entering a leadership contest for the ruling party. However, as Mr Aso and his rivals...

                   

Who wants to be Japan

thejapannews.net
02-Sep-2008
        

Plummeting in the polls. But they are just a few in the litany that finally overcame Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, leading to his shock resignation on September 1, shortly before the scheduled September 12 start...

                   

Fukuda's resignation may derail fiscal changes in Japan

iht.com
02-Sep-2008
        

The sudden resignation of the Japanese prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, could derail efforts to change the nation's fiscal system if a new leader prioritizes stimulating an economy on the verge of recession, economists say....

                   

Ex-foreign minister favorite for Japan

thejapannews.net
02-Sep-2008
        

Yasuo Fukuda stepped down after being unable to work with the opposition Fukuda's popularity hit by much-criticized medical plan for elderly people Fukuda took office from Shinzo Abe less than a year ago Taro Aso is the...

Aso emerges as PM front-runner

channel4.com
02-Sep-2008
        

Last Modified: 02 Sep 2008 Source: PA News Taro Aso, a former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart, emerged as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has thrown Japan's...

                   

Japan's ruling party reels from Fukuda's resignation

hindu.com
02-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO (AP): Taro Aso, a former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart, emerged quickly Tuesday as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has thrown Japan's political scene...