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Abe continues his struggle to tide over political crisis

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sapprovalratingslightlyreboundedonedayafterhereshuffledhisCabinetonThursday,thethirdreshufflesincehereturnedtopowerin2012,accordi

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Japan's Hiroshima commemorates 72th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima, the city that suffered U.S. atomic bombing in 1945 during World War II, commemorated the 72th anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, with its mayor calling for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons.

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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, LDP executives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he will reshuffle his cabinet and ruling party executives on Thursday.

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Japan PM Abe, Trump agree on need to take further DPRK action

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonMondayhespokewithU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpbyphoneandthattheyagreedontheneedtotakefurtheractiononDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofK

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Japan PM Abe, Trump agree on need to take further DPRK action

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone and that they agreed on the need to take further action on Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) in the wake of its most recent missile launch.

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Japan PM Abe apologies to nation over resignation of Cabinet Minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday apologized to the nation over the resignation of Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, saying he bore full responsibility for appointing her to the post.

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Japan PM Abe apologies to nation over resignation of Cabinet Minister

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Japan's defense minister resigns amid scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said Defense Minister Tomomi Inada had submitted her resignation to account for a scandal involving the coverup of logs that recorded the daily activities of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan.

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Japan's defense minister resigns amid scandal

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Scandals threaten Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's grip on power

Shinzo Abe is fighting for his future as Japan’s prime minister as scandals drag his government’s popularity close to what political observers describe as “death zone” levels.

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Scandals threaten Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's grip on power

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Why is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe so unpopular?

Japan'sPrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisfacinganuphillstruggleamidplummetingratingsandagrowinglackofconfidenceinhisleadership.Thelatestpublicopinionpollssuggestsupportha

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Japan PM Abe denies favors for friend amid falling support

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, on Monday said he had never instructed officials to give preferential treatment to a long-time friend, adding that the latter had never sought favors.

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Japan PM Abe denies favors for friend amid falling support

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