Abe's bounce; Japan.(Things are looking up for Japan's prime...

The Economist (US);  May 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......a rival to Mr Abe for the LDP leadership...argues that the prime minister is not doing...regime . The prime minister's backers reply that Mr Abe's pragmatic side...upper house, Mr Abe's prospects of remaining prime minister have just got...

Abe leaves the stage; Japan.(Japan's prime minister quits)(Shinzo Abe)

The Economist (US);  September 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......timing, Shinzo Abe announced his...resignation as Japan's prime minister on September...high note. Mr Abe was relatively young--the first prime minister to have been...calling for Mr Abe's resignation. Many a prime minister had resigned...

The Mystery Prime Minister; Abe's challenge is to convince the Japanese of...

Newsweek International;  October 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......make of their new prime minister, Shinzo Abe--and with good...point next year Abe will come to a...emulate former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone...know what the prime minister is doing rather...he is saying. Abe does not have...

Shinzo Abe Elected Japan Prime Minister

AP Online;  September 26, 2006 ;     674 words ......Japan's youngest postwar prime minister. Abe got 339 votes out of 475...Democratic Party of Japan. Abe, at 52 Japan's first prime minister born after World War II...Now that we have new Prime Minister Abe, we will make efforts to...

Scarcely an Abe-rration; Japan's prime minister.

The Economist (US);  March 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The prime minister's latest--and most offensive...none other than Shinzo Abe. When he was elected leader...and hence as Japan's prime minister, last September he won...Junichiro Koizumi. Mr Abe began in spectacular fashion...responsibility. Now Mr Abe has said that there ...

Abe Set to Be Next Japan Prime Minister

AP Online;  September 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ......minister and grandson of a prime minister, Abe defeated his two opponents...Parliament votes for prime minister on Sept. 26. If elected next week, Abe (pronounced AH-bay...immediate response to Abe's comments. If he becomes prime minister,

VOA NEWS: ABE OFFICIALLY DECLARES CANDIDACY TO BECOME JAPAN'S PRIME...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 1, 2006 ;     398 words ......his becoming prime minister. Shinzo Abe declared his...to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...becomes the prime minister. Abe made his announcement...51-year-old Abe, who would...youngest Japanese prime minister since World...

Abe made prime minister: Leader names Cabinet of close allies.

Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan);  September 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......27--Newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named his Cabinet...Earlier in the day, Abe was elected prime minister with the majority...two politicians. Abe also increased the...advisers to the prime minister to five from two...

Japan leader to meet Bush; Visit Abe's first after 7 months as prime...

The Washington Times;  April 26, 2007 ;     550 words ......took new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seven months to cross...CAPTION(S): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Washington this...relationship. It is Mr. Abe's first visit to...capital since he became Prime Minister of Japan. [Photo...

The First Lady Steps Out; Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asecret...

Newsweek International;  February 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......September, when Shinzo Abe became prime minister and unleashed...relatively young prime minister's wife, that has...delicate topics, Mrs. Abe, 44, approaches...predecessors. Mrs. Abe is at least a...Japan's youngest prime minister ever, and the...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

The Hindustan Times;  September 12, 2007 ;     314 words ......Sept. 12 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his resignation...better to have a new prime minister pursue the matter, he said. Abe also said that he had...effectively the post of prime minister. However, Abe will continue to act...

3rd Ld Writethru: Shinzo Abe elected Japan's new prime minister

Xinhua News Agency;  September 26, 2006 ;     387 words ......Writethru: Shinzo Abe elected Japan's new prime minister TOKYO, Sept. 26...The 52-year-old Abe who is grandson of a former prime minister and son of a former...sources close to Abe said. Japanese former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...

Shinzo Abe elected new Prime Minister of Japan.(Main News)

Manila Bulletin;  September 27, 2006 ;     606 words ......Reuters) -- Shinzo Abe, an advocate of...elected Japan's prime minister by parliament...II. The hawkish Abe, a relative novice...shares many of Abe's conservative...economics minister. Abe, elected president...after being chosen prime minister by ...

Abe elected prime minister.

Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan);  September 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Party President Shinzo Abe was elected the 90th prime minister in voting held in...end of World War II. Abe, 52, also is the first prime minister born after World War...politics led by the Prime Minister's Office, Abe apparently expects...

Fukuda elected prime minister in Diet faceoff: As expected, much of Abe's...

Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan);  September 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Fukuda was elected prime minister by a divided Diet...stemming from Shinzo Abe's sudden resignation...picked Fukuda as prime minister, while the House...news conference as prime minister, Fukuda acknowledged...the collapse of Abe's administration...leader following ...