Analysis: With victory, Democrats must convince skeptical public that they can deliver changeTOKYO — Sunday’s election results in Japan may seem like a clear mandate for change. Looks can be misleading. Japan’s new leaders to seek closer ties with Asia, but not at expense of US allianceTOKYO — As Japan’s opposition leader, Yukio Hatoyama was a strong critic of what he called Tokyo’s subservient position to Washington. But with his party now expected to take power, he is not likely to do anything to derail what has been Japan’s most successful overseas alliance, analysts said. Opposition poised to win landslide victory in Japan, unseating long-ruling conservativesTOKYO — Japan’s opposition swept to a historic victory in elections Sunday, crushing the ruling conservative party that has run the country for most of the postwar era and assuming the daunting task of pulling the economy out of its worst slump since World War II. Campaigning begins for Japan’s hotly contested elections; ruling party seen as underdogTOKYO — Campaigning began Tuesday for one of the most hotly contested elections Japan has seen in more than a decade, with a major poll saying the party that has run the country for most of the past 55 years is lagging far behind the opposition. Japanese cabinet clears way for new electionsTOKYO - The Japanese cabinet Tuesday endorsed Prime Minister Taro Aso’s plan to dissolve the lower house or the House of Representatives later in the day. Analysis: Japan’s ruling party could fall in August vote, heralding new political eraTOKYO — A more independent foreign policy, less closely tied to the will of Washington. Tighter fiscal measures, with a slimmer government and a shorter leash on Japan’s powerful bureaucrats. More military missions abroad with international peacekeeping forces. Japan PM to dissolve parliament, call national elections after crushing defeat in Tokyo voteTOKYO — Japan’s struggling prime minister called Monday for 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 embattled prime minister to reportedly dissolve parliament, call general electionsTOKYO — Japan’s embattled prime minister has decided to dissolve parliament and call general elections for next month, a news report said Monday, after his party was defeated in a Tokyo municipal poll considered a barometer of voter sentiment. |
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