...prime minister by his party rather than the country, has failed to explain quite why he bothered. His predecessor, Yasuo Fukuda, resigned in order to make way for a sparkier leader to take the country to the polls. But at least three times Mr Aso has postponed...
...ruling coalition did not get the big bounce in voter support it had hoped for after the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Yasuo Fukuda. No election need be called until September 2009. Other recent polls have also shown Aso's support around the 30 percent...
...the impact of the financial crisis was thought to have played a big role in the September resignation of Japanese premier Yasuo Fukuda, Mr Chen was the first Asian official to directly cite his crisis management efforts as a reason for stepping down. His resignation...
...and Ozawa came during so-called «question time» in parliament, the first for Aso since he took over from his predecessor Yasuo Fukuda, who resigned in September. Ozawa demanded elections before the end of the year if more money isn't injected into the economy. «Why...
...public concern over corruption and apparent incompetence in Japan's halls of power. Summoned to settle the ship after Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation, Mr. Aso has failed to do so. His plans to rebuild the economy have been ridiculed, he has offended key...
...meeting was scheduled for September but postponed following the sudden resignation of then-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The three countries are also members of a six-nation forum which is trying to persuade North Korea to scrap its nuclear programme...
...meeting was scheduled for September but postponed following the sudden resignation of Japan's prime minister at the time, Yasuo Fukuda. Lee and Aso will also meet in Peru with Bush. Relations between Japan and South Korea nosedived in July when Tokyo issued...
...three countries have met previously on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three summit. The meeting was scheduled for September, but postponed following the sudden resignation of then-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda....
...meeting was scheduled for September but postponed following the sudden resignation of then-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The three countries will discuss expanding foreign currency swap arrangements and the agreement by the ASEAN Plus Three to create...
...drive then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from office in September 2007 and also plagued the administration of Abe's successor, Yasuo Fukuda, who abruptly quit in September this year. The government is still scrambling to match some of the millions of missing pension...