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.
MAKALE, Indonesia, May 30 (UPI) -- A family of six was killed Saturday when buried in a landslide in the popular Indonesian tourist region Tana Toraja, officials said.
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, March 22 (UPI) -- A fire Sunday destroyed the home of former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, authorities in Kanagawa Prefecture reported.
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso arrived in Seoul Sunday for a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, officials said.
TOKYO, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Taro Aso was elected Japan's new prime minister Wednesday by the country's parliament, replacing Yasuo Fukuda, and he immediately announced his Cabinet.
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, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso has retracted his call for the emperor to visit a war shrine after China and South Korea protested his remarks. Aso had suggested that Emperor Akihito should visit the Yasukuni War Shrine because Japanese soldiers gave t
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.
