Japan headed for polls after parliament dissolved
Japan Japan's lower house of parliament has been dissolved, paving way for an election next month that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power.That ...
View ArticleJapanese PM decides to dissolve lower house
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda decided to officially dissolve the House of Representatives at the plenary session Friday afternoon during the routine Cabinet meeting Friday morning. ...
View ArticleJapanese parliament lower house dissolved
Japanese opinion polls suggest the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party will return to power with a conservative former prime minister at the helm. Political experts worry former Prime Minister ...
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View ArticleEarly elections pit former against current Japan PM
07/05/2012 21:27 CET Early elections have been called in Japan by the country’s sixth prime minister in six years. Yoshihiko Noda has been forced to dissolve parliament after his government ...
View ArticleJapanese PM calls December election
Yoshihiko Noda , has called an early general election for next month, despite polls indicating he will lose.The election on 16 December could damage global confidence in Japan's attempts to ...
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move , made under pressure from the main opposition Liberal Democrat Party, allows Japan to head off its own "fiscal cliff". In exchange for fresh elections, the LDP gave its support for ...
View ArticleJapan election may ease economic gloom
move , made under pressure from the main opposition Liberal Democrat Party, allows Japan to head off its own "fiscal cliff". In exchange for fresh elections, the LDP gave its support for ...
View ArticleJapanese PM dissolves parliament
Prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has dissolved the lower house of Japan's parliament, paving the way for a general election likely to end his Democratic Party of Japan's three-year hold on ...
View ArticleJapanese political parties draw election battle lines
Shinzo Abe , who has vowed not to yield in a territorial row with China, said he would build a strong Japan. The election for parliament's lower house is expected to usher in Japan's ...
View ArticleWasabi Management acquires SanSai Japanese Grill
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View ArticleJapans Lower House Dissolved For December 16 General Election
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the Lower House of the Diet (Parliament) on Friday paving the way for a December 16 general election that as per the recent popular sentiment could ...
View ArticleJapanese prime minister calls snap election
In the middle of a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced his intention to dissolve the lower house of parliament and hold national elections on December ...
View ArticleJapan PM dissolves parliament vote set for December 16
Japan's largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe arrives for a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 after the lower house of parliament was dissolved. Prime ...
View ArticleDelta gets preliminary OK for Seattle-Tokyo Haneda route
Delta Airlines said it's received U.S. Department of Transportation preliminary approval to fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Delta said Sea-Tac to Haneda ...
View ArticleJapans PM Noda dissolves parliament paving way for election his party is...
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition ...
View ArticleSony Weve sold 70 million PS3 consoles worldwide
Xbox reached that same tally. The PS3 crossed the 70 million line on November 4, Sony Computer Entertainment announced this morning. Launched in 2006, the game console has gone through a number of ...
View ArticleGrowth U.S. fiscal worries hurt shares but Nikkei gains
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Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) head Toru Hashimoto indicated Friday evening that a merger with former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's Taiyo no To (The Sunrise ...
View ArticleLDP-DPJ grudge match may see unity after poll
Friday's dissolution of the Lower House sets the stage for a no-holds-barred grudge match between the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party, while emerging ...
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