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Japan PM Abe's support slides below 30 percent, new poll shows

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by a smoldering scandal and voters' perception he is taking them for granted, has fallen below 30 percent, the lowest since he returned to power in 2012, a survey released on Friday showed.

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Japan PM Abe's support slides below 30 percent, new poll shows

SupportforJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,batteredbyasmolderingscandalandvoters'perceptionheistakingthemforgranted,hasfallenbelow30percent,thelowestsincehereturn

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

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbewillreshufflehiscabinetandpartyleadersearlynextmonth,movingtoshoreuphisworstlevelsofpopularsupportsincereturningtopowerin2012,foll

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History and truth anathema to Abe's Japan

TangChongnan,aseniorresearcherattheInstituteofWorldHistory,ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,commentedthat:AslapinthefaceofrightistpoliticiansAcollectionofmorethan

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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

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

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesaidonMondayhewillworktoregainpublictrustafterhispartysufferedanhistoricdefeatinanelectioninthenation'scapital,signalingtroubleahe

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Trump, Abe agree to increase pressure on DPRK in phone talks

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed in phone talks on Monday that they will work with South Korea to step up pressure on the DPRK, reported Reuters citing a Japanese government spokesperson.

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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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Trump, Abe agree to increase pressure on DPRK in phone talks

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed in phone talks on Monday that they will work with South Korea to step up pressure on the DPRK, reported Reuters citing a Japanese government spokesperson.

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Trump, Abe agree to increase pressure on DPRK in phone talks

USPresidentDonaldTrumpandJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeconfirmedinphonetalksonMondaythattheywillworkwithSouthKoreatostepuppressureontheDPRK,reportedReuterscitin

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

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'srulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferedahistoricaldefeatinSunday'sTokyometropolitanassemblyelection,asTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike

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Tokyo heads to polls in vote that could spell trouble for PM

VotersintheJapanesecapitalcastballotsonSundayinanelectionthatcouldspelltroubleforPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,whoissufferingfromslumpingsupportbecauseofascandaloversu

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Japan PM ally denies secret donations from school at center of scandal

n ally of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Thursday receiving secret political donations from an educational institution at the core of a scandal over suspected favoritism that has sliced Abe's support ratings ahead of a key local poll.

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Japan PM ally denies secret donations from school at center of scandal

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Japanese PM's approval rating slumps more than 10 pct

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe’sapprovalratinghasfallensharply,anopinionpollshowed,asscandalserodepublicconfidenceinagovernmentnowinitsfifthyear.AbetookpowerinD

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Abe faces consequences as cronyism scandal continues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday took the blame for the recent plunge in his cabinet's popularity, pledging that he would "sincerely fulfill" his responsibility to explain himself regarding a cronyism scandal.