TOKYO, July 13 (UPI) -- Japan's main opposition won the majority in Tokyo's metropolitan polls, in a setback to Prime Minister Taro Aso, forcing him to call general elections.
TOKYO, June 27 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso promises a general election "in the not so distant future."
TOKYO, June 25 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso ruled out holding a poll for president of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party prior to general elections.
TOKYO, May 31 (UPI) -- Japan's main opposition party has indicated it may consider a censure or a no-confidence motion if Prime Minister Taro Aso puts off elections until August.
TOKYO, May 28 (UPI) -- Ruling and opposition parties in Japan agreed to a record $144 billion supplemental budget that will go to a parliamentary vote.
TOKYO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Taro Aso's coalition Friday successfully steered a bill to extend Japan's anti-terrorism refueling mission through parliament's lower house.
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, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The son of a former prime minster is a lead candidate in the race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
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.
