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Russian academic expects better relations with Japan under new PM

Russia's relations with Japan are likely to improve under the country's new prime minister
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Japan's parliament votes in new premier
11:46 16/09/2009
Japanese lawmakers elected center-left former opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama as prime minster on Wednesday, ending half a century of almost continual conservative rule.
Democrats come to power in Japan, but will this change anything?
16:56 31/08/2009
A new wave of the "collective unconscious" has swept Japan. In the last few days before the August 30 election to the lower house of Japan's parliament, a growing number of voters said they would vote for the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan and against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. As a result, the Democratic Party has won the election.
Japanese PM to resign as party leader after election defeat
16:32 31/08/2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso announced on Monday he would resign as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party following the party's crushing defeat in Sunday's general election.
Russian MP expects no drastic changes in ties with Japan
14:21 31/08/2009
Russia's relations with Japan are unlikely to change significantly under the next prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama.
Opposition wins landslide election victory in Japan - exit polls
15:34 30/08/2009
With voting over in Japan's general election, exit polls suggest that the opposition has secured an overwhelming victory over the conservative party, which has held power for most of the past 50 years.
Japan kicks off election with opposition expected to win
12:54 30/08/2009
Voting is underway in Japan in a general election expected to end the Liberal Democratic Party's long-running grip on power. 
Japan's LDP faces loss as election race starts - Russian expert
19:35 22/07/2009
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing defeat in upcoming parliamentary elections but with six weeks until the vote has time to salvage the situation, a Russian expert said
Japanese PM dissolves parliament, sets race for snap polls
10:01 21/07/2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, forcing early elections to be held on August 30, the Kyodo News agency reported.
Japanese PM sets parliamentary elections for Aug. 30
14:44 13/07/2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has announced that he will dissolve parliament next week, with elections scheduled for August 30, the Kyodo News agency reported on Monday.
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With voting over in Japan's general election, exit polls suggest that the opposition has secured an overwhelming victory over the conservative party, which has held power for most of the past 50 years.








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