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Nagano Gov. Abe Set to Head National Governors' Association

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Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Nagano Governor Shuichi Abe is set to become the next head of Japan’s National Governors’ Association, after no other candidates emerged by Thursday’s deadline. Abe, 64, was endorsed by 15 of the nation’s 47 governors, according to the association’s secretariat. Abe will be officially appointed at a meeting of the association on Aug. 26. His two-year term will…

Nagano Gov. Abe Set to Head National Governors' Association

Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)–Nagano Governor Shuichi Abe is set to become the next head of Japan’s National Governors’ Association, after no other candidates emerged by Thursday’s deadline. Abe, 64, was endorsed by 15 of the nation’s 47 governors, according to the association’s secretariat. Abe will be officially appointed at a meeting of the association on Aug. 26. His two-year term will…

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