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Tag: Nagatsuma Akira

Hatoyama delivers an impressive cabinet

On September 15, 2009 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog7 Comments

The votes are being counted in the House of Representatives, after which the House of Councillors will vote for the new prime minister. Hatoyama Yukio's election as the next prime minister is assured.On the eve of his election by the Diet, Hatoyama decided the presumptive lineup of his cabinet — but he did not share …

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The Hatoyama system takes shape

On September 11, 2009 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan BlogLeave a comment

The coalition with the SDPJ and the PNP cemented, the DPJ is getting to work filling in the rest of the cabinet.One question is what posts the SDPJ's Fukushima Mizuho and PNP's Kamei Shizuka will fill. The SDPJ has requested either the ministry of health, labor, and welfare or, it seems, the environment portfolio. Despite …

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Aso stumbles out of the gate

On October 6, 2008 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan BlogLeave a comment

In Asahi's latest opinion poll, the Aso cabinet's approval rating fell seven points to 41%, and its disapproval rating rose six points to 42%. The skepticism of nonaligned voters about Aso Taro continues to grow, at least in this poll: the approval rating among nonaligned voters fell seven points to 24% and rose seven points …

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