Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
An unflattering photo of former Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Yasuo Fukuda listening to the speech Taro Aso gave today:
CNN (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has formally resigned, making way for Taro Aso, the newly elected leader of the ruling party, to fill the post.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Tokyo - The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Taro Aso, was elected Japan's prime minister Wednesday after Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet resigned en masse earlier in the day. Aso, 68, received a majority of votes in the LDP-controlled...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet have handed in their expected resignation to pave the way for Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet have handed in their expected resignation to pave the way for Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet have handed in their expected resignation to pave the way for Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Tokyo - The head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Taro Aso, was elected Japan's prime minister Wednesday after Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet resigned en masse earlier in the day. Aso, 68, received 337 votes from the 478 members in the LDP...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet resigned Wednesday. The cabinet was launched on Aug. 2 following Fukuda's reshuffle of the cabinet he mostly inherited from his predecessor Shinzo Abe the previous day, retaining only 4 of a total of 17 cabinet members. The abrupt and broad change was widely seen as aimed at saving the approval rating which had been...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet handed in their resignations Wednesday to pave the way for former Foreign Minister Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Cabinet handed in their resignations Wednesday to pave the way for former Foreign Minister Taro Aso to become Japan's third leader since 2006.
Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
... first female prime minister, placed third with 46 votes.Combating UnpopularityThe government of Yasuo Fukuda has suffered chronic unpopularity. Lost pension records, a controversial healthcare scheme and a sliding economy have added to his woes. Fukuda has also been frustrated by the upper house of parliament, which is controlled by the opposition. The main opposition Democratic...
Nikkei (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Fukuda's Cabinet Resigns En MasseTOKYO (Kyodo)--Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the members of his Cabinet resigned en masse Wednesday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
tokyo - Former Foreign Minister Taro Aso was set to succeed outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Monday as he was expected to win Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election. Aso, 68, was determined to prevail agai...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
TOKYO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who is set to leave office, and his Cabinet Friday endorsed a bill to extend the country's Indian Ocean refueling mission. The temporary law, which permits Japanese vessels to refuel foreign vessels in the Indian Ocean in support of the U.S.-led fight against terrorism in and around Afghanistan, is set to expire on Jan. 15,...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who is set to leave office, and his Cabinet Friday endorsed a bill to extend the country's Indian Ocean refueling mission.The temporary law, which permits Japanese vessels to refuel foreign vessels in the Indian Ocean in support of the U.S.-led fight against terrorism in and around Afghanistan, is set to expire on Jan. 15, 2009.The new bill supported...
