TOKYO, July 17 (UPI) -- Rebel members of Japan's longtime governing party are making a last ditch bid to get rid of unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso, government officials say.
TOKYO, June 27 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso promises a general election "in the not so distant future."
TOKYO, April 7 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has called for a supplemental spending package of $99.73 billion to get the world's second largest economy back on track.
TOKYO, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has decided against calling elections this year because of growing economic problems, sources told Kyodo news Tuesday.
TOKYO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso, in his first policy speech in parliament Monday, stressed the immediate need to prop up the economy.
TOKYO, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso Monday was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, a step toward his becoming Japan's prime minister.
TOKYO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Front-runner Yasuo Fukuda said he would seek amiable relations with other countries if picked to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan’s prime minister.
TOKYO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party appeared ready Saturday to name a veteran member of Parliament as their leader.
TOKYO, March 11 (UPI) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said he would support an investigation by the ruling Democratic Liberal Party of wartime brothels run by the Japanese army.
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- South Korean newspapers Tuesday criticized Japan's prime minister for appointing conservative Taro Aso, known for his insensitive comments, as foreign minister.
