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...APPOINTED. SHINZO ABE, 51, as Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, and TARO ASO, 65, as Foreign Minister; as part of a cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi; in Tokyo. Abe, a former secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Aso, a veteran lawmaker, are both political thoroughbreds and the grandsons of former Prime Ministers. The elevation of the pair, each known for their assertive stances on Japan's relations with its Asian neighbors, sparked concerns in China and South Korea, whose relationships with Japan have soured over recent border disputes and lingering bitterness about Japan's past...
...linear regression completed recently by the Committee on Advising and Counseling showed a direct negative correlation between the quality of advising and the number of students in the concentration, says Deputy Dean of the College Patricia O’Brien, who aso sits on the committee on advising and counseling...
...When details leaked out before the scheduled Tuesday evening release of his preliminary proposals, those grumblings turned into a revolt. On Tuesday morning, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweights Mitsuo Horiuchi, Taro Aso and Taku Yamasaki vowed to intervene. While Koizumi briefed the emperor at the Imperial Palace that evening, the three leaders and other LDP bosses confronted Takenaka behind closed doors in the Diet building. Takenaka left the meeting looking visibly pale. "This was poor leadership from Koizumi," says Mamoru Yamazaki, chief economist at Barclays Capital Management. "Takenaka was accused by the leading politicians of the Diet, and the Prime...
...after Masako's pregnancy was announced, there was a flurry of discussion about changing imperial laws to scrap the requirement that a male take the throne. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi himself said he thought it was a good idea. But last month, a leading Liberal Democratic Party politician, Taro Aso, said such discussion was premature. "We are not at a point where we can assume that no boys will be born in the future," Aso said. Of course, that was before the birth of the princess. The next round of royal debate has begun: Can Japan tolerate an Empress...
...Dyen aso has mixed feelings about how students will remember Pusey...