One after another. Sayonara!
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090714/wl_afp/japanpoliticsvote_20090714120747
Japan PM hit by censure motion
AFP
Japan PM hit by censure motion AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso stands after voting during a parliamentary session in Tokyo. Japan's …
by Miwa Suzuki Miwa Suzuki – 2 hrs 42 mins ago
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's opposition slapped a censure motion on embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday as his party sank deeper into crisis ahead of a general election that it appears likely to lose.
The censure in the opposition-led upper house carries no legal force but is another embarrassing rebuke for Aso, whose party risks being swept from power next month after half a century of almost unbroken rule.
The opposition accused the 68-year-old premier of being unfit to lead the nation, criticising him for policy flip-flops and wasteful economic stimulus measures aimed at wooing voters ahead of the August 30 election.
"The Aso government has failed to produce any result on the economy or other measures and is only clinging onto power," said Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090714/ts_nm/us_japan_politics_16
Japan PM woes persist before vote; party in disarray
Reuters
A combination photo shows the Japanese PM Aso attending a session of Parliament in Tokyo Reuters – A combination photo shows the Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso attending a session of Parliament in Tokyo …
By Chisa Fujioka Chisa Fujioka – Tue Jul 14, 4:48 am ET
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's ruling bloc voted down a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday, but chaos deepened within his party as fears grew of a historic defeat in a national election next month.
A loss for Aso's coalition in the August 30 general election would end half a century of nearly unbroken rule by the pro-business ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), struggling to revive the economy with massive stimulus spending.
The LDP's woes have raised the chances of the opposition Democratic Party taking control of the lower house and breaking policy deadlocks in parliament, where opposition parties already control the upper chamber and can delay bills.
The Democrats, trying to make the most of the LDP's falling popularity before the election, submitted a no-confidence motion in the lower house against Aso's cabinet by criticizing its economic policies.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-07-12-aso-tokyoelection_N.htm?csp=34
Japan's PM to dissolve parliamant, calls for national elections
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment.
Japan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment.
With the opposition surging in popularity, it appeared increasingly likely it could take power after 50 years of almost exclusive rule by Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party.
Aso told leaders of his party he would likely dissolve the powerful lower house of the legislature next week, with a general election to be held on Aug. 30, according to a party spokesman.
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Japan PM hit by censure motion
AFP
Japan PM hit by censure motion AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso stands after voting during a parliamentary session in Tokyo. Japan's …
by Miwa Suzuki Miwa Suzuki – 2 hrs 42 mins ago
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's opposition slapped a censure motion on embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday as his party sank deeper into crisis ahead of a general election that it appears likely to lose.
The censure in the opposition-led upper house carries no legal force but is another embarrassing rebuke for Aso, whose party risks being swept from power next month after half a century of almost unbroken rule.
The opposition accused the 68-year-old premier of being unfit to lead the nation, criticising him for policy flip-flops and wasteful economic stimulus measures aimed at wooing voters ahead of the August 30 election.
"The Aso government has failed to produce any result on the economy or other measures and is only clinging onto power," said Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090714/ts_nm/us_japan_politics_16
Japan PM woes persist before vote; party in disarray
Reuters
A combination photo shows the Japanese PM Aso attending a session of Parliament in Tokyo Reuters – A combination photo shows the Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso attending a session of Parliament in Tokyo …
By Chisa Fujioka Chisa Fujioka – Tue Jul 14, 4:48 am ET
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's ruling bloc voted down a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday, but chaos deepened within his party as fears grew of a historic defeat in a national election next month.
A loss for Aso's coalition in the August 30 general election would end half a century of nearly unbroken rule by the pro-business ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), struggling to revive the economy with massive stimulus spending.
The LDP's woes have raised the chances of the opposition Democratic Party taking control of the lower house and breaking policy deadlocks in parliament, where opposition parties already control the upper chamber and can delay bills.
The Democrats, trying to make the most of the LDP's falling popularity before the election, submitted a no-confidence motion in the lower house against Aso's cabinet by criticizing its economic policies.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-07-12-aso-tokyoelection_N.htm?csp=34
Japan's PM to dissolve parliamant, calls for national elections
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment.
Japan's struggling prime minister decided Monday to dissolve parliament and hold national elections next month, following a crushing defeat for his party in a Tokyo municipal election seen as a barometer of voter sentiment.
With the opposition surging in popularity, it appeared increasingly likely it could take power after 50 years of almost exclusive rule by Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party.
Aso told leaders of his party he would likely dissolve the powerful lower house of the legislature next week, with a general election to be held on Aug. 30, according to a party spokesman.
