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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Japanese election stories: 5 news summaries

 'Princess Corps' Shakes 
 Up Japanese Politics 

New lawmakers include former sex industry reporter

Oct 6, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of young, attractive female politicians are credited with helping the Democratic Party of Japan sweep to victory last month, but some of them are attracting more attention for their pasts than their policies. The DPJ's 26 new female members of parliament—dubbed the "Princess Corps" or "... More »

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Hatoyama Confirmed as Japan's New PM

Shift in power marks end of 50 years of conservative rule

Sep 16, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's parliament formally voted in Yukio Hatoyama as the country's new prime minister today, ending an almost half-century of rule by the Liberal Democratic Party, CNN reports. The LDP's Taro Aso and his cabinet resigned en masse earlier in the day. Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide election... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • Yukio Hatoyama • Japanese election

 New Leader Hails 
 Japanese 'Revolution' 

Yukio Hatoyama gets to work after historic opposition victory

Aug 31, 09 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan's incoming prime minister hailed a democratic "revolution" as more complete results confirmed a sweeping victory for the center-left Democratic Party. Yukio Hatoyama will lead a bloc of more than 300 parliamentary members, more than three times its previous representation, after what the Times of London calls the... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Yukio Hatoyama • Japanese election

Japanese Voters Head to Polls to Boot Leaders

Half century of
power expected
to end today

Aug 30, 09 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese voters began casting ballots today in a general election expected to clean house, reports the Financial Times. The Democratic Party of Japan will almost certainly thump the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled the nation 11 months out of the last 54 years. More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Taro Aso • parliamentary elections • Japanese election

(Newser) - Japanese PM Taro Aso dissolved parliament today to begin a watershed election that could break his party's 50-year grip on power, Reuters reports. In a nationwide TV address, Aso apologized for his shortcomings as a leader and for internal squabbling that cost his conservative party at recent local elections. Opposition... More »

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