Today: Girls and Reality TV, Stars' Awkward Photos, Hollywood Cradle Robbers
 
view more pictures
Japanese Vote In The Lower House Elections
(Source: Getty Images)

Taro Aso Pictures
Taro Aso The Lower House Election Campaign Begin In Japan
Source: Getty Images
The Lower House Election Campaign Begin In Japan
Taro Aso Picture Taro Aso Picture Taro Aso Picture
View 15 Taro Aso Pictures »
Also Appearing:
Koichi Hagiuda 
Taro Aso Six Party Leaders Debate On Election Platforms
Source: Getty Images
Six Party Leaders Debate On Election Platforms
Taro Aso Picture Taro Aso Picture Taro Aso Picture
View 8 Taro Aso Pictures »
Also Appearing:
Yukio Hatoyama, Kazuo Shii, Mizuho Fukushima, Tamisuke Watanuki, Akihiro Ota 
Taro Aso Japan Marks The 64th Anniversary Of World War II Surrender
Source: Getty Images
Japan Marks The 64th Anniversary Of World War II Surrender
Taro Aso Picture Taro Aso Picture
View 3 Taro Aso Pictures »
Also Appearing:
Empress Michiko, Emperor Akihito, Seiko Noda, Junichiro Koizumi, Kunio Hatoyama 
more »
Articles
Sorted by: Top Picks
+ write article

Japan election set to bring political watershed

| From afp.com
Japan's political leaders made final pleas for votes Saturday on the eve of landmark elections expected to end half a century of almost unbroken conservative rule and bring to power a centre-left party. Polls predict the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will trounce Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been in power for all but 10 months since its founding in 1955. The DPJ could win more than 300 seats in the 480-seat lower house, the Yomiuri Shimbun...Read Full Story

Japan's embattled PM pledges to fix economy

| From afp.com
Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday pledged to fix the recession-hit economy and create millions of jobs, seeking to claw back fading support as he heads to the ballot box. Aso's party, which has ruled Japan almost without a break for more than half a century, is lagging badly in opinion polls against the untested centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ahead of the crucial August 30 vote. To win over undecided voters, still a third of the electorate, the party promised a...Read Full Story

Embattled Japan PM pledges to fix economy

| From afp.com
Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday pledged to fix the recession-hit economy and create millions of jobs, seeking to claw back fading support as he heads to the ballot box. Aso's party, which has ruled Japan almost without a break for more than half a century, is lagging badly in opinion polls against the untested centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ahead of the crucial August 30 vote. To win over undecided voters, still a third of the electorate, the party promised a...Read Full Story

Japan's PM suffers fresh blow in Tokyo election

| From ap.org
Japan's embattled prime minister suffered a fresh blow when his ruling party was badly beaten by the opposition in a crucial Tokyo vote that is seen as a bellwether for a coming national election. Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner lost their majority Sunday in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, the local parliament for the Japanese capital and most populated prefecture. The Tokyo vote was closely watched as sign of how Aso's ruling party would fare...Read Full Story

Ruling party elder sees tough vote

| From ap.org
Japan's finance minister said Tuesday the ruling party has lost support in Tokyo and is facing a voter revolt across the nation, suggesting his party could lose to the leading opposition party and fall from power for only the second time in 54 years. The comment by Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, one of the most senior members in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, follows a series of public opinion polls indicating the ruling party will lose in a landslide to the opposition Democratic Party...Read Full Story
more »
News
No news yet.
more »
More From Zimbio
AFP News Outcry over Taiwan ex-general China comment
Cycling Race of C... Daily Cycling Facts 11.02.12
Reuters News S&P's Moritz Kraemer: Europe's AAA-rated Mr...
AP News Anti-Christian drumbeat loud before Egypt attack
AFP Business Olympus posts nine-month net loss of $426 million
HomeTerms & PoliciesHelpCompany WikizineFor BloggersAdvertiseSitemapContentmapAbout Us
Zimbio Entertainment
Copyright © 2012 - Zimbio, Inc. Some rights reserved.
Share
Tweet
Pin it
. . .
Follow
. . .