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As world dials back death penalty, Japan heads in opposite direction
Two gangsters were hanged in Japan last week. More executions are likely under new Prime Minister Abe, who has expressed strong support for the death penalty – and says the public backs him.
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Will rising tensions in Asia push Japan toward a full-fledged military?
Prime Minister Abe is proposing small steps, such as renaming the Self-Defense Forces, with an eye toward moving away from the legal restrictions that have governed Japan's military since World War II.
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Japan's Abe: Will the hawkish nationalist have to rule as a moderate?
The new prime minister ran on a platform of restoring national pride and standing up to China, but pressures in and outside the country may force him to dial back that rhetoric.
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Shinzo Abe officially chosen as Japan's next prime minister (+video)
Hawkish Shinzo Abe was voted back into office as prime minister Wednesday and immediately named a new Cabinet, ending three years of liberal party government.
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Japan's hawkish Abe claims the win, but not a mandate
Shinzo Abe is set to become Japan's seventh prime minister in 6-1/2 years on Dec. 26. While he is known for a tougher line on China, many say he will focus largely on Japan's economy.
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Japan's new PM to pressure central bank on monetary stimulus (+video)
Shinzo Abe, elected over the weekend, also wants to improve relations with China while remaining firm on the islands dispute. Meanwhile, the yen has slipped, post-election, in financial markets Monday.
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Japan's deadlock over? A supermajority emerges in exit polls.
Japan’s main conservative party pulled off a major victory in Sunday’s election, giving its leader, Shinzo Abe, a mandate to push for big public spending and a hawkish foreign policy.
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Japan eyes seventh premier in six years after conservative surge
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears set to rise to high office once again following elections today in Japan.
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On election's eve, Japan's conservatives appear poised for dramatic comeback
If polls ahead of Sunday's vote are correct, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take up the top slot again as leader of the LDP. His more hawkish tone on China has played well to an uneasy electorate.
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Terrorism & Security Japan scrambles F-15s after China flies over disputed islands
The Chinese plane had already left the islands – known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan – by the time the Japanese F-15s arrived.
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Japan tunnel collapse ignites debate about infrastructure spending
Japan has ordered immediate inspections of dozens of road and highway tunnels after the ceiling of a tunnel near Tokyo collapsed on Sunday, killing nine people.
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Japan dissolves Parliament, leaving government divided
Elections are set for Dec. 16. If Prime Minister Noda's center-left party loses, the economically sputtering country will get its seventh prime minister in more than six years.
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Japan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear powerAlthough Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster set much of the public against nuclear power, politicians are not convinced.
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Would Japanese nationalist Abe's return to premiership fuel row with China?
Japan's main opposition party has chosen Shinzo Abe, the nationalist former prime minister, to lead it, positioning him to likely return to the prime minister's office by year's end.
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Energy Voices Japan plans to abandon nuclear power
Japan's prime minister has set plans into motion to eliminate the country's need for nuclear energy by the end of the 2030s.
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Why China, Japan, and S. Korea aren't backing down on island disputes (+video)
Fired up by increasingly nationalist politics at home, China, Japan, and S. Korea are reluctant to be seen as backing down on the issue of sovereignty.
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Why Japan is angry over South Korea's visit to an island
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's surprise visit to a small rocky island marks an abrupt escalation in a territory dispute with Japan.
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Double the sales tax? Japanese see hit to wallets, little impact on national debt
Japan's lower house of parliament voted today to double the sales tax. The bill still has to pass the upper house, and many question if it can make a significant dent in Japan's massive public debt.
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As Okinawa marks 40 years of postwar sovereignty, US bases still an irritant
Okinawa marked the 40th anniversary of its reversion to Japanese sovereignty from US postwar control Tuesday amid political deadlock over the relocation of a key US military base.
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Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor for tests. End of nuclear power?
If Japan survives the summer without power blackouts, citizens may pressure the government to make the temporary nuclear shutdown permanent.
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New leader Noda prepares to weather Japan's media storm
Yoshiko Noda, voted in as the third prime minister in two years this afternoon by the lower house of Japan’s parliament, is already playing down expectations ahead of media criticism.
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Japan gets another prime minister: Can he stop the revolving door leadership? (VIDEO)
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda won the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) presidency Monday and will replace Naoto Kan as prime minister. The aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake will test his leadership.
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How Japan's Fukushima disaster may exacerbate population woes
Japan's aging population is resulting in a quickly shrinking workforce and low prospects for growth. Engaging women in the workforce more fully could help, but there's cultural resistance.
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Why Japan's Prime Minister Kan survived ouster bid
Prime Minister Naoto Kan offered to resign once he has brought the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant under control. The power play in parliament has gone over poorly with the public.
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After robots fail, Kan sends 25,000 troops to search for Japan tsunami victims
Prime Minister Kan sent troops, helicopters, and planes to the northeast coast to recover bodies still missing from the Japan tsunami. Kan has come under attack for his handling of the disaster.
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