Japan's Justice Minister Midori Matsushima arrives at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, in this Sept. 3, 2014 file picture. Reuters/Yuya Shino Update: Justice Minister Midori ...

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Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi (C) is surrounded by reporters as she speaks in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 18, 2014. In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ...

If there is a way for the prime minister of the world’s second-largest economy to take a vacation from recession, Keizo Obuchi may have found it Saturday in a Chicago that has never looked more ...

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Japan's new Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/Files By Linda ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - With a telegenic presence, powerful ruling party mentors and a talent for avoiding making political enemies, Japan's new trade and industry minister, Yuko Obuchi, may have what it ...

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Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi leaves the upper house of parliament in Tokyo September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - With a telegenic presence, ...

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