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Japan PM contenders clash over spending and taxes

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08-Sep-2008
        
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By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - The frontrunner to become Japan's next leader will pledge tax cuts and bigger government spending to boost the economy, a newspaper said on Monday, a contrast with rivals worried about the country's huge debt. The winner of the contest to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is widely expected to call a general election, perhaps in November, to take advantage of a... [read full story]                    

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Politics › 5 lawmakers kick off campaigns for LDP leadership

japantoday.com
10-Sep-2008
        

Thursday 11th September, 07:00 AM JST TOKYO — The election campaign to choose the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party officially started Wednesday, with five LDP lawmakers filing their candidacies following the...

                   

Crowded race starts to be Japan PM

thejapannews.net
10-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO: A crowded race kicked off Wednesday to be Japan's next prime minister, with front-runner Taro Aso casting himself as the best person to fight a resurgent opposition in upcoming general elections. Five lawmakers...

Japan`s Taro Aso hints at ending Iraq mission!

zeenews.com
10-Sep-2008
        

Tokyo, Sept 10: Taro Aso, the front-runner to be Japan's next Prime Minister, hinted on Wednesday that he would end the country's military mission flying goods and personnel into Iraq. "The conditions are being reached...

Aso gains almost half of LDP lawmakers' votes: Kyodo

kyodo.co.jp
10-Sep-2008
        

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taro Aso has secured almost half of the 387 Diet members' votes in the party's upcoming presidential election, a Kyodo News estimate showed Wednesday. Aso, 67, is supported by...

xinhuanet.com: Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) leaves his official residence after attending a press conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Sept. 1, 2008. Yasuo Fukuda announced his resignation at the press conference on Monday. xinhuanet.com

Official campaigning starts to choose new Japanese leader

xinhuanet.com
10-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) started its official campaigning of the presidential election Wednesday to choose a new party leader to succeed President and Prime Minister Yasuo...

                   

Race starts for next Japan PM

news24.com
10-Sep-2008
        

Tokyo - Taro Aso, the front-runner to be Japan's next prime minister, cast himself on Wednesday as the best person to fight a resurgent opposition in upcoming general elections. As a crowded race kicked off within the...

                   
thejapannews.net: Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike speaks during her kick-off ceremony for the Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election campaign at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo (Reuters) thejapannews.net

FACTBOX - The five Japanese candidates

thejapannews.net
10-Sep-2008
        

Five candidates have lined up in the race to be Japan's 14th prime minister in the space of 20 years, with the winner seen likely to call a snap election to try to win a new mandate from voters as Japan faces a recession....

Five line up to be Japan's next PM

reuters.com
10-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO (Reuters) - Five ruling party candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister differed on Wednesday over how to boost a faltering economy, but they united in an unusually harsh attack on the opposition as they...

                   

LDP presidential race kicks off

thejapannews.net
10-Sep-2008
        

Campaigning got under way Wednesday to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a race that is garnering feverish attention because of the number of candidates running. The...

Japan''s Aso hints would end Iraq mission

thenews.com.pk
10-Sep-2008
        

TOKYO: Taro Aso, the front-runner to be Japan's next prime minister, hinted Wednesday he would end the country's military mission flying goods and personnel into Iraq. "The conditions are being reached for a withdrawal...

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