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Japan's incoming PM promises fresh policies

Japan's incoming PM promises fresh policies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime-minister-to-be announced his top lieutenants on Tuesday and promised his conservative party will pursue fresh policies to tackle the nation's chronic economic woes and bolster its sagging influence on the international stage.

Japan's incoming PM promises fresh policies

Japan's incoming PM promises fresh policies
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime-minister-to-be announced his top lieutenants on Tuesday and promised his conservative party will pursue fresh policies to tackle the nation's chronic economic woes and bolster its sagging influence on the international stage.

Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM

Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet resigned Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in parliament to formally install the nation's new leader, Shinzo Abe, a conservative whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 17th
By BERNARD McGHEEAssociated Press Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades. Sadly, for others an

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th
By By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road

After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 16th
By By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday that the road ahead will not be easy as he tries to revive Japan's sputtering economy and

Large Earthquake Strikes Off California Coast

Large Earthquake Strikes Off California Coast
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California and Mexico.    The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, was recorded at 2:36 a.m. (1036 GMT) Friday, 163 miles (262 kilometers) south

Japan survey shows business sentiment darkening

Japan survey shows business sentiment darkening
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th
By By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japanese manufacturers are growing increasingly pessimistic, according to a survey released Friday that added to gloom over the economic outlook ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election. The Bank of Japan's "tankan" index for the

Sean Penn implies marriage to Robin Wright was a "fraud"

Sean Penn implies marriage to Robin Wright was a "fraud"
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th
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Sean Penn implies marriage to Robin Wright was a "fraud"

Sean Penn implies marriage to Robin Wright was a "fraud"
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 13th
By Sadie Gennis,