Japan's Prime Minister has defended his country's annual whale hunt in the oceans around Antarctica.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet members formally resigned Tuesday, paving the way for the election of former chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda as prime minister.
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has chosen former chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda to lead the party and replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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A summit of the Group of Eight Industrialized Nations (G8) in 2008 will be held on the northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido on July 7-9, Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken his quest for a more robust role in international affairs to the floor of his country's legislature. Abe says Japan's constitution should provide leaders with more strategic muscle in order to handle the challenges of the next 50 to 100 years. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin has more.
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