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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
September 23, 2008
TOKYO — Taro Aso, an outspoken nationalist and avid fan of Japanese animation characters, was chosen Monday by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to become Japan’s third prime minister in less than two years.
Aso, 68, will replace Yasuo Fukada, who quit this month amid a....