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Can Shinzo Abe increase his chances of achieving constitutional revision

ShinzoAbe,leaderoftheLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP),wasre-electedasJapan'sprimeministeronNovember1inbothchambersofparliament,andhisfourthcabinetisnowservingthecoun

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Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after election win

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe’srulingblocscoredabigwininSunday’selection,bolsteringhischanceofbecomingthenation’slongest-servingpremierandre-energizinghispusht

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Japan’s Koike says her party offers centrist choice to voters

TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikesaidonSundayhernewpartyaimstooffervotersa“middleofthefairway”choice,seekingtodifferentiatehergroupfromrulingconservativeLiberalDemocrati

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What is the domino effect of Abe’s early election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeofficiallycalledforanearlyelectiononSeptember25anddissolvedparliament’slowerhouseonThursday.AnalystssaythatAbehascalledtheelection

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Japan's PM dissolves lower house of parliament for general election

Japan’slowerhousewasdissolvedonThursdayaheadofanexpectedsnapOct.22electionbeingcalledbyPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,asheseekstoconfirmhismandateinthefacearisingchalle

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Will snap election solve Abe's problems once and for all?

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeannouncedonMondayhisplantodisbandthelowerhouseforasnapelectionwhentheextraordinaryDietconvenesonThursday,inamovethatobserversdescr

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Tokyo Governor Koike to challenge Japanese PM Abe with new party

TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikeonMondaysaidshewillleadanewnationalpartythatwillchallengePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)inageneralelectionexpe

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Abe continues his struggle to tide over political crisis

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sapprovalratingslightlyreboundedonedayafterhereshuffledhisCabinetonThursday,thethirdreshufflesincehereturnedtopowerin2012,accordi

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Shinzo Abe reshuffles Cabinet, taps Kono as top envoy

‍Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet and the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday and tapped Taro Kono, former minister for administrative reform, as foreign minister.

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Shinzo Abe reshuffles Cabinet, taps Kono as top envoy

‍JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbereshuffledhisCabinetandtheleadershipoftheLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)onThursdayandtappedTaroKono,formerministerforadministrativere

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Inada resignation adds to Abe's woes

JapaneseDefenseMinisterTomomiInadaresignedonFridayfollowingweeksofscandalthatincludedtheallegedwithholdingofinternaldocuments,especiallythoseonthedailyactivitie

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Japan's Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbewillreshufflehiscabinetandpartyleadersearlynextmonth,movingtoshoreuphisworstlevelsofpopularsupportsincereturningtopowerin2012,foll

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Japan PM seeks to regain public's trust after Tokyo poll setback

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he will work to regain public trust after his party suffered an historic defeat in an election in the nation's capital, signaling trouble ahead for the premier amid tumbling support rates.

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HistoricTokyo poll setback suggests ominous future for Abe, ruling party

TherulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferinganhistoricclobberingagainstnewly-formedTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike'sTominFirstnoKai(TokyoitesFirstparty)intheTokyometr

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Japan PM seeks to regain public's trust after Tokyo poll setback

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonMondayhewillworktoregainpublictrustafterhispartysufferedanhistoricdefeatinanelectioninthenation'scapital,signalingtroubleahe

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Japan's ruling LDP suffers historical defeat in Tokyo assembly election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a historical defeat in Sunday's Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike's new party and its allies scored a sweeping victory.

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Japan's ruling LDP suffers historical defeat in Tokyo assembly election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferedahistoricaldefeatinSunday'sTokyometropolitanassemblyelection,asTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike