Topic: Seiji Maehara
The Japanese government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan agreed on the third extra budget, totaling about Y12 trillion, for the fiscal year...
Posted on 08/29/11 at 1:18pm by Richard Lee . It's a done deal.. . Following last week's departure of embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan, the...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party formally kicked off a leadership race to pick the next prime minister as the country confronts a raft of economic ills, but with five candidates jostling for the job, no clear winner was in sight ...
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday stepped down as president of the ruling party, paving the way for the selection of the disaster-hit nation's sixth new premier in five years.Kan's resignation comes after nearly 15 turbulent months in ...
Japan's popular ex-foreign minister Seiji Maehara on Tuesday declared his candidacy to replace Naoto Kan as prime minister next week, shaking up the leadership race.Maehara, once dubbed "Japan's Tony Blair" for his telegenic charm and ease before the cameras ...
Japan's popular ex-foreign minister Seiji Maehara was expected on Tuesday to announce his candidacy to replace Naoto Kan as prime minister next week, shaking up the leadership race.Maehara, once dubbed 'Japan's Tony Blair' for his telegenic charm and ease ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who has called beating deflation a top priority, is likely to throw his hat in the ring to become the next prime minister, Jiji news agency said on Monday, clouding the chances of Finance ...
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is set to promote Foreign Secretary Takeaki Matsumoto to foreign minister to succeed Seiji Maehara, who resigned over a donation scandal, reports have said.Matsumoto will take up the post formally after a swearing-in ceremony at ...
Japan's centre-left premier on Monday vowed to fight on despite media charges that his government was "on the edge of a cliff" after the foreign minister resigned over a donations scandal.Prime Minister Naoto Kan -- Japan's fifth leader in as ...
Japan's Central Bank has long kept a heavy hand on its currency, heading off any signs of inflation and reducing the amount of extra yens floating...