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Lawmakers approve Bank of Japan governor Japan's opposition-controlled upper house of parliament endorsed the Bank of Japan's acting chief as its governor Wednesday, ending a power vacuum at the central bank's helm by approving the government's third candidate for the job. 2008-04-08 People: [Yasuo Fukuda] Events: [Yasuo Fukuda Admin.] Japan PM has full plate but empty hands for U.S. Warm handshakes and smiles for the cameras will be in evidence when U.S. and Japanese leaders meet on Friday for the first time since Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda took office, but the brief summit stands little chance of resolving the security headaches bedeviling the alliance. 2007-11-14 People: [George W. Bush] Events: [Yasuo Fukuda Admin.] [Japan-U.S.] Fukuda elected Japanese prime minister Japan's parliament elected political insider Yasuo Fukuda as prime minister Tuesday, thrusting the veteran moderate into the job of battling a resurgent opposition and rebuilding the scandal-scarred ruling party. 2007-09-25 People: [Yasuo Fukuda] [Shinzo Abe] Events: [Yasuo Fukuda Admin.] Headlines Lawmakers approve Bank of Japan governor 2008-04-08 Japan PM has full plate but empty hands for U.S. 2007-11-14 Fukuda elected Japanese prime minister 2007-09-25 Most-viewed Japan PM has full plate but empty hands for U.S. 2007-11-14

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