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JAPAN
Jan 5, 2008

Fukuda: No midmonth reshuffling of Cabinet

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dismissed speculation Friday that he would reshuffle his Cabinet before the Diet opens later this month to shore up his poor public approval ratings.
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JAPAN
Sep 26, 2007

Fukuda elected prime minister in Diet faceoff

New Liberal Democratic Party President Yasuo Fukuda was elected prime minister by a divided Diet on Tuesday afternoon amid the political turmoil stemming from Shinzo Abe's sudden resignation announcement two weeks ago.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

Abe wants NSC-style body, extra advisers to boost agility of Cabinet

Having been forced to deal with a string of disputes ranging from North Korea's missile tests to territorial disputes and rows over history, Shinzo Abe, newly elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is stressing the need for a government that can make decisions quickly and decisively.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2006

Aso, Nakagawa eyed for No. 2 LDP post

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe is considering Foreign Minister Taro Aso and senior party colleague Hidenao Nakagawa as candidates for secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party if he becomes its next president, LDP sources have said.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2002

Cabinet reshuffle to focus on reform

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he will reshuffle his Cabinet on Monday in line with a new policy agenda aimed at accelerating structural reforms.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 4, 2001

Heresy of Koizumi key to his Cabinet's soaring popularity, Fukuda says

It is the heretical style of new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that has sent his Cabinet's approval ratings soaring, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2001

People want social support, hope, economic stability from the Cabinet

Support for the victims of a volcanic eruption and economic stability are just two of the many things the public wants from the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2001

Opinions split on Tanaka promotion

While Junichiro Koizumi's appointment of Makiko Tanaka as foreign minister took the nation by surprise, some experts warn she could be a mixed blessing for the new prime minister despite her strong popular appeal.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Ministry funded Cabinet Secretariat on the sly: officials

Some of the Foreign Ministry's discretionary diplomacy funds were given to the Cabinet Secretariat every year despite legal restrictions on the transfer of budget funds between government organs, some government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Ministry funded Cabinet Secretariat on the sly: officials

Some of the Foreign Ministry's discretionary diplomacy funds were given to the Cabinet Secretariat every year despite legal restrictions on the transfer of budget funds between government organs, some government officials said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 23, 2000

Cabinet reshuffle solves little

Just a week remains until the curtain comes down on the 20th century. We are, in the true sense of the phrase, at the end of a century. Words like fin de siecle and millennium tend to be tossed about, but this year really can only be described as one of end-of-the-century blues.
COMMENTARY
Aug 15, 2000

LDP faces the ethics test

Kimitaka Kuze was recently forced to resign as chairman of the Cabinet-level Financial Reconstruction Commission for receiving illegal benefits and payments from companies. This dealt a heavy blow to the credibility of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and stirred a strong sense of distrust in Japanese politics...
JAPAN
Jan 15, 1999

32% approve of Coalition Cabinet; 44% don't

The just-launched coalition Cabinet of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party is supported by 32 percent of those polled by Kyodo News, the same support rating Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's Cabinet received in July, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 1998

Obuchi planning to include Ozawa in next Cabinet

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Monday he will ask Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa to join his Cabinet when it is reshuffled in January.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2022

Kishida Cabinet approval slips below 30% for first time in Jiji poll

The approval rate hit the worst level since Kishida launched his Cabinet in October last year and even fell below the lowest figure for his predecessor, Yoshihide Suga.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2020

Six Japanese government officials reprimanded over cherry blossom party records

The Cabinet Office said Friday that it has verbally reprimanded six current and former personnel division heads for failing to properly manage records on controversial cherry blossom-viewing parties hosted by the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 28, 2019

Cabinet reshuffle raises a slew of new questions

Since the new Cabinet was announced on Sept. 11, the focus has been on Shinjiro Koizumi as environment minister. Described by some as earnest but lacking in substantive ideas, the 38-year-old lawmaker has tried to make the most of the spotlight, commenting on Japan's role in addressing climate change...
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2019

Japanese government facing mounting criticism over initial response to Typhoon Faxai

The government is facing mounting criticism over its allegedly insufficient initial response to a recent powerful typhoon that left tens of thousands of households without electricity in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2018

Taro Aso was top fundraiser in Abe Cabinet in 2017, figures show

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso raised ¥258.17 million in political funds in 2017, the highest amount in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a tally of reports submitted by political parties and groups showed Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2012

Abe Cabinet signals big changes ahead

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet got down to work Thursday dismantling various policies of the previous administration, including the zero-nuclear target, and musing on a review of the 1993 Kono Statement, an apology for the coercion of women into sexual slavery during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2011

No-confidence vote set for Kan Cabinet

The Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and Tachiagare Nippon (Sunrise Party of Japan) submitted a binding no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday evening, shaking the administration to the core as discontented members of the Democratic Party of Japan, including Cabinet appointees,...
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2010

Sengoku's growing influence causes a stir

On the first day of the Lower House Budget Committee session last week, Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, chose to deride the growing power of Yoshito Sengoku, chief Cabinet secretary of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2010

Cabinet skips visit to Yasukuni

In a rare move, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his entire Cabinet opted not to visit Yasukuni Shrine on Sunday, the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, avoiding a ritual that has become a constant source of friction with South Korea and China.

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