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Articles of the author Linda Sieg
Scam clouds outlook for Japan's Abe; Tokyo poll crucial
JUST a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked to be cruising to a third term that would make him Japan's longest serving leader and put him on track to achieving his dream of revising its post-war, pacifist constitution. But suspicions he (...)

23 - 06 - 2017
Japan's push for utility reform gets boost
Reuters Tokyo Mayor Nobuto Hosaka had more than saving taxpayers' money on his mind when he recently invited bids from rivals of giant utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. to supply power to his ward in Japan's capital. Hosaka, like other advocates (...)

02 - 02 - 2012
Japan's prime minister does a balancing act
Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is turning his back on his Democratic Party's early effort to recast Tokyo's US-centered diplomacy and embrace Asia more closely, instead putting the US alliance back at the core of security (...)

18 - 09 - 2011
Japan PM could chill China ties
OUTSPOKEN Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso risks chilling ties with China and South Korea as the Asian neighbours grapple with the world financial crisis if he mishandles a domestic row over comments about World War Two. Japan's opposition is (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
Japan election nearer, but policy clarity elusive
The sudden resignation of Japan's unpopular prime minister has boosted prospects for an election showdown by the end of the year, but expectations are slim that policy clarity will emerge soon. Some optimists hope the resignation of Yasuo Fukuda, (...)

03 - 09 - 2008
Japan nationalism fades as economic woes dominate
Japan's flirtation with nationalism is fading with its faltering economy, and with policymakers focused more on soothing consumers' worries than fostering patriotism, ties with Asian rival China are likely to stay calm. The ruling bloc's concern (...)

16 - 08 - 2008
Japan PM in dilemma over cabinet reshuffle
DAMNED if he does, damned if he doesn't. That's the dilemma Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda faces as he ponders a cabinet reshuffle to try to boost his ratings and break a prolonged political stalemate. Fukuda is expected to decide this week (...)

29 - 07 - 2008
Skepticism runs deep as Japan, China warm ties
and Chris Buckley CHINA and Japan agreed amid fanfare this week that friendly ties are vital, but a pair of pandas and ping-pong diplomacy aren't enough to erase the deep distrust that could yet derail the detente between the Asian rivals. Chinese (...)

10 - 05 - 2008
Fukuda's fate hangs in balance
VOTER Kunio Fukuda wants straight answers for tough questions from candidates battling in a heated byelection in southwestern Japan, the outcome of which will likely affect the prime minister's fate far away in Tokyo. “There is a lot of anxiety (...)

17 - 04 - 2008
Political realignments seen in Japan
PROPONENTS of Japanese political reform have long chased an elusive dream of a system where instead of virtual one-party rule, two big parties with clear, cohesive policies alternate in power. Now speculation is simmering that the dream might at (...)

13 - 04 - 2008
Fakuda limps towards the exit
YASUO FUKUDA looks set to become the latest Japanese prime minister to exit after a brief and troubled tenure, but his successor is all but certain to face the same political gridlock plaguing the 71-year-old leader. That means wannabe premiers in (...)

02 - 04 - 2008
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