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Democratic Party of Japan stories: 13 news summaries

Gates Warns Japan Not to Back Out of Troop Deal

Relationship with Asian ally increasingly strained

Oct 22, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - All is not well between the US and Japan. Yesterday Robert Gates warned the country of serious consequences if it backs out of a troop movement deal the two countries spent 10 years negotiating. Japan’s new ruling party wants to reopen those negotiations, as it moves to redefine its... More »

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Afghanistan • China • Japan • Robert Gates • Japanese Defense Force • Democratic Party of Japan • foreign policy

 '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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Japan • Democratic Party of Japan • female politicians • Japanese election

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

 Trounced, 
 Japan's 
 Ruling 
 Party 
 to Quit 


Left-wing Democratic Party ousts Liberal Democrats

Aug 30, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(AP) - A top official in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has announced that he and other officials plan to step down after the party's apparent crushing defeat in today's parliamentary elections. LDP Secretary-General Hiroyuki Hosoda said that he and two other top officials plan to submit their resignations to Prime Minister... More »

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Japan • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • Liberal Democrats • parliamentary elections

Defeat All
but Certain
for Japan's Aso,
Ruling Party

Sunday election likely to
end 54 years in power

Aug 27, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sunday will likely mark a milestone in Japanese politics as voters dump the Liberal Democratic Party after more than a half-century in power, the Washington Post reports. Even senior LDP leaders acknowledge that Yukio Hatoyama will probably trounce incumbent Prime Minister Taro Aso, and polls predict a staggering turnout with... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • voter turnout • election • Yukio Hatoyama

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

Opposition Finally Backs New Chief for
Bank of Japan

Shirakawa to fill critical spot as stalemate ends

Apr 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic Party of Japan has accepted a new central banker just in time for the crucial meeting of G7 finance leaders in Washington on Friday, reports the International Business Times. The top spot has been vacant since March 19, leaving the bank vulnerable during an unsteady economic time. Masaaki... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Democratic Party of Japan • Bank of Japan • credit crisis • Yasuo Fukuda • Japanese economy • Masaaki Shirakawa

Japanese Opposition Leader Un-Quits

About-face after 2 days reflects party pressure, government turmoil

Nov 6, 07 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The leader of Japan's opposition party has withdrawn his resignation after 2 days of wrangling in the country's latest political crisis, Bloomberg reports. "This is truly embarrassing," a party official quoted Ichiro Ozawa as saying. The Democratic Party of Japan had asked Ozawa to reconsider, fearing a split... More »

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Japan • Democratic Party of Japan • Yasuo Fukuda • Ichiro Ozawa

Japanese Party Scrambles to Keep Boss
to Dodge Chaos

Opposition chief to quit amid deadlock mess

Nov 5, 07 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Members of Japan's opposition party are pleading with their leader to rethink his announced resignation, fearing the move will break up the party and hurt its chances at the polls. The head of the Democratic Party of Japan said he would resign yesterday after the party leadership resoundingly voted to... More »

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Afghanistan • Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • America • resignation • Indian Ocean • Democratic Party of Japan • refueling • Yasuo Fukuda • Ichiro Ozawa • parliament

Japanese PM Backtracks From Hints He'll Quit

Abe ignores calls for resignation, says he'll stay to enact reforms

Sep 10, 07 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shinzo Abe has backed off his threat to quit if Japan yanks aid to US-led troops in Afghanistan. Many clamored for the beleaguered PM to step down after his party’s defeat in July elections, and Abe hinted yesterday that he'd walk away—a possible indication that he was looking... More »

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Afghanistan • Japan • Shinzo Abe • resignation • Democratic Party of Japan

New Party in Japan Prompts US Anxiety

Election winners threaten to veto anti-terror measures

Aug 1, 07 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ruling party’s losses in Japanese elections last week are causing worry in the White House and the Pentagon, says the Financial Times. An anti-terror measure that that has allowed Japanese ships to refuel American vessels is set to expire in November, and the Democratic Party of Japan is... More »

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Pentagon • Japan • White House • Shinzo Abe • Democratic Party of Japan • election

Japan Election Results Spell Big Trouble for PM

Party loses majority in upper house; Abe insists he won't resign

Jul 29, 07 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shinzo Abe's scandal-plagued administration suffered a possible death blow today as his coalition lost its majority in the upper house of the Japanese parliament, but the beleaguered PM vowed to remain on the job. Although Abe's Liberal Democratic Party dominates the lower chamber, the opposition can stall legislation in the... More »

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Japan • Shinzo Abe • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • election

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