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		<title>Upper House poll trumps G-20 critique in Abe&#8217;s mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite skepticism from G-20 countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may continue his extreme monetary easing until the Upper House election to maintain his approval rating. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Abenomics&#8217; could hurt economy in the long term</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoyuki Tachikawa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s &#8220;Abenomics&#8221; economic policies retain fiscal expansion as a key pillar of the draft budget for the next fiscal year, fanning concern that Japan&#8217;s swelling debt could hamper the broader economy in the longer term. An insufficient commitment to putting the country&#8217;s fiscal house in order could drive investors away from Japanese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-elected Obama won&#8217;t be Senkaku savior</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysts say Tokyo is excessively optimistic about U.S. President Barack Obama&#8217;s re-election and his administration&#8217;s strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific region is unlikely to result in any dividend for Japan. Instead of trying to protect the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, Washington could urge Tokyo to bolster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomatic disputes a blow for DPJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite achieving his prized policy goal of raising the sales tax, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing a diplomatic double whammy of territorial disputes with China and South Korea that could deal a fatal blow to his party&#8217;s three-year rule. While South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has made provocative remarks against Japan and controversially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noda fate in doubt, just six months on</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political environment has become increasingly harsh for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, with the focus on whether he will soon dissolve the Lower House for a snap election to achieve his prized policy goal of raising the consumption tax. Only six months have passed since Noda assumed office Sept. 2, but the outlook for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National crisis helps Ishihara stay at helm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing hopes for the incumbent&#8217;s leadership amid Japan&#8217;s worst postwar crisis helped Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara score a victory in the gubernatorial election Sunday, a month after the March 11 killer quake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region. Key challengers in the race failed to give voters the impression they could cope with the natural [...]]]></description>
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