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Fukuda's pain is Aso's gain

The focal point in Japanese politics has been shifting from when Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will call general elections to who will replace him. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Mar 24 2008

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