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2511:"Fukuda pledges not to visit Yasukuni shrine if elected new PM"
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1232:Foreign policy
1229:
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1218:
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1202:Municipalities
1199:
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1187:
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1176:
1168:
1163:
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1154:
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624:
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602:
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594:
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580:
579:
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562:Vice President
553:
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537:
536:
522:
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510:
509:
494:
493:
477:
476:
468:
465:
464:
461:
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425:
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399:
398:
389:Prime Minister
377:
376:
368:
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355:
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344:
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337:Imperial House
327:
326:
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287:
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281:
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3212:
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3209:
3195:
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3183:
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3170:Sunrise Party
3168:
3165:
3162:
3159:
3156:
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3147:
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3141:
3138:
3135:
3132:
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3127:Split parties
3125:
3118:
3115:
3112:
3109:
3106:
3103:
3098:
3093:
3090:
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3087:
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3071:Liberal Party
3069:
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3066:
3062:
3056:
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2240:
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2196:
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2171:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2157:
2153:
2152:Taku Yamasaki
2149:
2145:
2141:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2128:
2125:
2121:
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2119:
2112:
2106:
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1857:
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1743:Latin America
1741:
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1726:
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1498:
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1385:United States
1383:
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1378:
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1022:
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984:
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964:
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829:
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719:
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692:
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685:
682:
681:
678:
673:
672:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
649:
648:
642:
639:
638:
635:
634:Bank of Japan
630:
629:
622:
619:
618:
614:
613:
609:
608:
607:
606:
605:Saburo Tokura
600:
599:
598:Chief Justice
595:
592:
591:
590:Supreme Court
587:
586:
583:
578:
577:
571:
569:
563:
560:
559:
558:
557:
551:
550:
546:
545:
544:
542:
535:
534:
530:
529:
527:
526:
520:
517:
516:
515:
514:
508:
507:
503:
502:
501:
499:
492:
491:
487:
486:
484:
482:
475:
474:
473:National Diet
470:
469:
463:
462:
455:
452:
450:
447:
446:
444:
441:
438:
434:
429:
421:
417:
416:
412:
411:
410:
407:
403:
402:Fumio Kishida
395:
391:
390:
386:
385:
384:
382:
375:
374:
370:
369:
366:
361:
360:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
332:
331:
325:
324:
320:
319:
318:
316:
311:
310:
303:
299:
298:
294:
293:
291:
285:
280:
279:
272:
269:
267:
264:
262:
259:
258:
255:
251:
246:
245:
242:
241:
237:
233:
232:
228:
223:
219:
215:
214:
203:
201:
196:
193:
191:
189:
184:
181:
180:
175:
167:
165:
162:
159:
158:
154:
152:
149:
146:
145:
141:
139:
136:
134:
130:
129:
126:
123:
121:
120:
116:
113:
112:
104:
96:
89:
81:
78:
77:
73:
66: →
65:
62:
60:
57:
55:
52:←
51:
50:
46:
34:
19:
3193:
3012:
2972:
2696:
2587:
2579:
2570:
2562:
2554:
2546:
2538:
2530:
2522:
2514:
2506:
2494:
2482:
2474:
2466:
2458:
2450:
2437:
2425:
2417:
2396:
2388:
2380:
2372:
2364:
2306:
2298:
2290:
2218:Yasuo Fukuda
2191:
2187:
2175:
2166:Kaoru Yosano
2117:
2022:
1954:(since 1993)
1927:Yasuo Fukuda
1925:
1883:
1871:
1868:
1843:
1841:
1530:Saudi Arabia
1320:South Africa
1171:
1122:
1118:
1111:
972:
968:
961:
707:
703:
654:Japanese yen
645:
640:
610:
603:
596:
588:
566:
561:
554:
547:
538:
531:
525:Banri Kaieda
523:
519:Vice Speaker
518:
511:
504:
495:
488:
478:
471:
426:
413:
400:
387:
378:
371:
328:
323:Crown Prince
321:
312:
307:
295:
284:The Monarchy
250:Constitution
200:Yasuo Fukuda
198:
194:
186:
182:
163:
150:
137:
119:Yasuo Fukuda
117:
58:
3095: [
2959: [
2947: [
2935: [
2246:Grand Total
2160:Makoto Koga
2142:, a former
2082:(2005â2007)
2073:(2003â2005)
1982:(2000-2004)
1973:(2001â2004)
1715:New Zealand
1660:Netherlands
1540:South Korea
1520:Philippines
1505:North Korea
1400:Afghanistan
1267:Visa policy
1173:Prefectures
466:Legislature
297:The Emperor
3208:Categories
3164:Your Party
2561:, Xinhua (
2529:, Xinhua (
2513:, Xinhua (
2379:, Xinhua (
2305:, Xinhua (
2289:, Xinhua (
2267:References
2204:Candidates
2034:1940-09-20
1937:1936-01-16
1880:Candidates
1859:ShinzĆ Abe
1738:Arab world
1655:Montenegro
1445:East Timor
1420:Bangladesh
1410:Azerbaijan
741:1898 (Aug)
736:1898 (Mar)
731:1894 (Sep)
726:1894 (Mar)
647:Kazuo Ueda
449:Ministries
373:Government
188:ShinzĆ Abe
114:Candidate
3055:Shisuikai
2764:Y. Fukuda
2739:Hashimoto
2714:Takeshita
2698:Nishimura
2687:T. Fukuda
2657:Ishibashi
1996:Machimura
1705:Australia
1645:Lithuania
1545:Sri Lanka
1535:Singapore
1515:Palestine
1460:Indonesia
1395:Venezuela
1325:Argentina
1197:Districts
1179:Governors
677:Elections
659:Banknotes
582:Judiciary
549:President
440:coalition
365:Executive
131:LDP
3050:ShikĆkai
3040:KĆchikai
3026:Factions
2902:Aug 1989
2897:Jun 1989
2842:Nov 1964
2837:Jul 1964
2812:Dec 1956
2807:Apr 1956
2774:Tanigaki
2729:Miyazawa
2709:Nakasone
2652:Hatoyama
2340:Archived
2232:TarĆ AsĆ
2041:(age 67)
2024:TarĆ AsĆ
1944:(age 71)
1892:Declared
1874:TarĆ AsĆ
1670:Portugal
1620:Holy See
1555:Thailand
1510:Pakistan
1490:Mongolia
1485:Maldives
1480:Malaysia
1435:Cambodia
1370:Paraguay
1355:Colombia
1330:Barbados
1295:Ethiopia
1285:Djibouti
1249:in Japan
641:Governor
330:Fumihito
309:Naruhito
218:a series
125:TarĆ AsĆ
3194:Italics
2791:Kishida
2754:Koizumi
2643:Leaders
2207:Members
2197:Results
1748:Oceania
1695:Ukraine
1630:Ireland
1625:Iceland
1615:Hungary
1605:Germany
1595:Denmark
1585:Croatia
1580:Belgium
1575:Austria
1570:Albania
1565:Vietnam
1495:Myanmar
1450:Georgia
1415:Bahrain
1405:Armenia
1390:Uruguay
1360:Ecuador
1335:Bolivia
1315:Somalia
1310:Nigeria
1305:Namibia
1275:Algeria
1236:history
506:Speaker
437:Komeito
415:Cabinet
79:
3184:(2012)
3178:(2010)
3172:(2010)
3166:(2009)
3160:(2005)
3154:(1993)
3148:(1993)
3142:(1992)
3136:(1976)
3119:(2018)
3113:(2003)
3107:(1986)
3101:(1970)
2744:Obuchi
2704:Suzuki
2677:Tanaka
2213:Total
2150:, and
2146:under
2091:IkĆkai
1966:(2000)
1733:Africa
1690:Sweden
1680:Serbia
1675:Russia
1665:Poland
1640:Kosovo
1610:Greece
1600:France
1560:Turkey
1550:Taiwan
1470:Israel
1430:Brunei
1425:Bhutan
1365:Mexico
1345:Canada
1340:Brazil
1280:Angola
160:Total
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2724:Kaifu
2692:Ćhira
2667:Ikeda
2662:Kishi
2210:Party
1852:Japan
1725:Tonga
1720:Palau
1685:Spain
1650:Malta
1635:Italy
1525:Qatar
1500:Nepal
1455:India
1440:China
1350:Chile
1300:Kenya
1290:Egypt
664:Coins
3014:2024
3008:2021
3003:2020
2998:2018
2993:2015
2988:2012
2983:2009
2978:2008
2973:2007
2968:2006
2956:2003
2944:2001
2932:2000
2927:1999
2922:1998
2917:1995
2912:1993
2907:1991
2892:1987
2887:1982
2882:1980
2877:1978
2872:1976
2867:1974
2862:1972
2857:1970
2852:1968
2847:1966
2832:1962
2827:1960
2822:1959
2817:1957
2786:Suga
2749:Mori
2734:KĆno
2682:Miki
2672:SatĆ
2255:527
2241:197
2227:330
1886:Diet
1710:Fiji
1475:Laos
1465:Iran
1375:Peru
1183:List
1151:2023
1146:2019
1141:2015
1136:2011
1131:2007
1112:2025
1106:2022
1101:2019
1096:2016
1091:2013
1086:2010
1081:2007
1076:2004
1071:2001
1066:1998
1061:1995
1056:1992
1051:1989
1046:1986
1041:1983
1036:1980
1031:1977
1026:1974
1021:1971
1016:1968
1011:1965
1006:1962
1001:1959
996:1956
991:1953
986:1950
981:1947
962:Next
956:2021
951:2017
946:2014
941:2012
936:2009
931:2005
926:2003
921:2000
916:1996
911:1993
906:1990
901:1986
896:1983
891:1980
886:1979
881:1976
876:1972
871:1969
866:1967
861:1963
856:1960
851:1958
846:1955
841:1953
836:1952
831:1949
826:1947
821:1946
816:1942
811:1937
806:1936
801:1932
796:1930
791:1928
786:1924
781:1920
776:1917
771:1915
766:1912
761:1908
756:1904
751:1903
746:1902
721:1892
716:1890
420:List
394:List
302:List
271:Laws
254:Laws
252:and
168:197
142:132
64:2008
54:2006
2780:Abe
2769:AsĆ
2759:Abe
2719:Uno
2252:386
2249:141
2238:132
2224:254
2097:AsĆ
1850:of
1774:G20
433:LDP
406:LDP
164:330
155:65
138:254
133:MPs
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3097:ja
2961:ja
2949:ja
2937:ja
2578:,
2473:,
2416:,
2404:^
2395:,
2363:,
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