Japan’s finance minister, Naoto Kan, has been formally elected as his country’s next prime minister.
Category: Surrealpolitik
Irritable Kan tipped to lead Japan
Members of Japan’s ruling Democratic Party seem set to elevate the deputy prime minister, Naoto Kan, to the top job following the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama.
Japan PM resigns over Okinawa base
The man who brought more than fifty years of conservative rule in Japan to an end has resigned, less than a year after becoming prime minister.
Police enforce Aceh women dress code
Sharia police have begun enforcing a new law on the wearing of inappropriate clothing in Indonesia’s devoutly religious province of Aceh.
Japan, China discuss friendlier ties
Japan’s prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has urged the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, to support international efforts to take action against North Korea over the Cheonan affair.
Maoists claim India train derailment, collision
At least 65 people have been killed after an express train was derailed in eastern India, crossing into the path of another train.
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Youngest Everest climber returns
The American boy who has just become the youngest person ever to conquer Everest has arrived back at base camp in the Himalayas.
Aid review damns Australia’s outsourcing
The Australian government is weathering intense criticism about waste in its growing foreign aid program.
SKorean patience with north exhausted
South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-bak, says North Korea will pay the price for sinking the navy ship Cheonan.
Bangkok begins clean-up as pockets resist
The cleanup is resuming in the Thai capital after another night of curfew, but pockets of resistance by anti-government protesters remain as more leaders of the ‘red shirts’ are surrendering.
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