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Ex-Japanese foreign minister eyes top job
Okinawa :: Japan | over 1 year ago
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Japanese former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara confirmed he will run his party's leadership race next week to succeed Naoto Kan as prime minister. Maehara, who resigned as foreign minister in March, said he will focus on uniting the ruling Democratic
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Obsession with fault-finding
Kyōto :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Mr. Maehara resigned Sunday after acknowledging that his funds management body received ¥50,000 annually from 2005 to 2008 and in 2010 from the Korean resident, a 72-year old female owner of a Korean barbecue restaurant in Kyoto, who has been an
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Maehara donation trap easy to fall into, and rectifiable
By JUN HONGO and ALEX MARTIN Staff writers The Democratic Party of Japan-led administration finds itself again on the brink over Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara's resignation Sunday for taking illegal donations from a foreign resident who
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Japanese Minister of Foreign stepping down to illegal donations, the opposition demanded the resignation of PM
TOKYO - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Sunday his resignation for having received illegal donations. The 48 year old politician made the announcement at a press conference after his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister
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Japan's Foreign Minister resigns
Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned Sunday over an illegal donation scandal, dealing the latest blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's faltering government and threatening to diminish Japan's credibility in international circles. Mr. Maehara,
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Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigns
Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara had resigned after he was criticised for accepting a political donation from South Korea. Japanese law bans this practice, and the opposition had forced him to quit. This move
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Japan foreign minister quits over illegal donation
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Sunday he is stepping down for having accepted a political donation from a foreigner, which is illegal in Japan. The resignation is another blow to the embattled administration of
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Politics › Gov't panel kicks off 1st meeting to scrutinize outdated regulations
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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A government panel on Sunday kicked off its first meeting to scrutinize outmoded regulations, aiming to improve the lives of the people by reducing administrative controls that may be impeding economic growth. The Government Revitalization Unit, led
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Politics › Maehara expresses desire to remain as foreign minister
Kyōto :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara expressed his desire Saturday to remain in his post despite a feeling among some even within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan that he may have to resign over his receipt of an illegal donation from a foreigner. It's
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Japan alarmed by approaching China vessel
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Japan went on alert Saturday as a Chinese surveillance vessel approached a disputed island chain at the centre of a bitter territorial row between the two rivals. The Japan Coast Guard said its patrol aircraft spotted the ship around 8:00 am (2300
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