Yasuo Fukuda Resigns As Japan's Prime Minister

Free Internet Press 15 months ago

Yasuo Fukuda Resigns As Japan's Prime Minister

Japan's chronically unpopular prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, suddenly announced his resignation after less than a year in office Monday, throwing the world's second-largest economy into political confusion. Full Article at Free Internet Press

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I felt that we must particularly stress the importance of the economy ... If it will help even a little bit to make the parliamentary session go smoother, I decided that it might be better for someone other than me to be in the lead.
SOURCE: Free Internet Press 15 months ago
Shinzo Abe and now Fukuda have both resigned because they have been unable to get the DPJ to negotiate behind closed doors. The DPJ is being very smart by not playing the game the way the LDP wants to play and they really do have them over a barrel this time
SOURCE: The Telegraph 14 months ago
It is never going to work that way again ... Fukuda resigned because he has been unable to get the DPJ to negotiate behind closed doors. The DPJ is being very smart by not playing the game the way the LDP wants to play and they really do have them over a barrel this time.
SOURCE: The Telegraph 14 months ago
I wish I had had a chance to discuss what was best for the country (with DPJ president Ichiro Ozawa) ... I was afraid that Japanese politics may face a great deal of difficulty if I remain (as a leader).
SOURCE: Earthtimes.org 14 months ago
I got the short end of the stick.
SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 14 months ago
I would like to act on my own thoughts
SOURCE: The Telegraph 14 months ago
We are going to see snap elections soon, maybe around the end of this year. Holding elections is the only way to bring about a breakthrough for the political deadlock
SOURCE: Boston Globe 14 months ago
It is never going to work that way again
SOURCE: The Telegraph 14 months ago
Mr. Aso seems to be the front-runner at the moment ... But whether he is a capable prime minister is a different story.
SOURCE: USA Today 14 months ago
It is necessary to try to implement measures under a new framework ... To proceed an extraordinary Diet session smoothly, someone else may handle it better than I could.
SOURCE: Earthtimes.org 14 months ago

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