Japanese Prime Minister Outlines Plan For Economy
Promising to restore growth
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been laying out his priorities after his election victory was rubber-stamped by parliament.
The veteran named the cabinet he hopes will help him push through the economic revitalization of the country's depressed economy.
His appointment marks an end to three years of liberal administrations and restores power to the conservative, pro-business party that has run Japan for most of the post-World War II era.
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