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Japanese Prime Minister Abe resigns

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his resignation Wednesday.

Sept. 12 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his resignation Wednesday, less than a month after he reshuffled the Cabinet following a crushing defeat in parliamentary election.

"I made my determination today to step down," Abe told a press conference held at his office.

Abe said that he quitted "to have the war against terror continued", since as long as he is premier¹, the opposition² leader would not agree to talk over the extension of Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean.

Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 12, 2007. Abe offered his resignation on Sept. 12 at a press conference held at his office, less than a month after he reshuffled the Cabinet following a crushing defeat in parliamentary election.(Xinhua Photo)

It would be better to have a new prime minister pursue the matter, he said. Abe also said that he had difficulty in implementing³ policies and gathering⁴ public support.

Abe quitted his post as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and effectively the post of prime minister.

However, Abe will continue act as premier until the ruling party selects a new leader "in at least a month," Kyodo News quoted a LDP official as saying.

Abe, who took office on Sept. 26 last year, has been plagued by a series of scandals involving his Cabinet ministers, pension recording⁵ errors, as well as a crushing defeat in July's upper house election which cost the LDP's decades-long dominance in the chamber⁶. The support rate for Abe dropped below 30 percent after the election and has remained low.

On Aug. 27, Abe reshuffled the Cabinet and replaced the members with veteran politicians to regain⁷ public trust. However, in less than a week, the new Agriculture, Forestry⁸ and Fisheries Minister Takehiko Endo resigned over a scandal involving a farmers' group that he heads. The internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda admitted Saturday an error in his own political fund report.

Abe hinted at resignation at a press conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum⁹ Sunday in Sydney, saying that "I have no intention of clinging to my duties" as prime minister if he cannot have the parliament agree the extension of the refueling mission for U.S.-led anti-terrorism operations before it expires Nov. 1.

During a 62-day extraordinary Diet session started Monday, the ruling bloc¹⁰ and oppositions¹¹ led by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will debate the issue on anti-terrorism law extension, which authorizes¹² the dispatch of Maritime¹³ Self-Defense Force (MSDF) vessels¹⁴ to provide refueling support for the anti-terrorism operations.

The DPJ, who now has majority votes in the House of Councilors, has repeated its opposition to prolonging the law, which was originally enacted¹⁵ in October 2001 after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and has been extended three times.

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1 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。 He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 implementing
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
-- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书 He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。来自辞典例句

4 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 recording
n.录音，记录
参考例句：
How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？ I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

6 chamber
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。 The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

7 regain
vt.重新获得，收复，恢复
参考例句：
He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。 The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

8 forestry
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。 Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

9 forum
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。 The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

10 bloc
n.集团；联盟
参考例句：
A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。 There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

11 oppositions
（强烈的）反对( opposition的名词复数 )；反对党；（事业、竞赛、游戏等的）对手；对比
参考例句：
That's fine because all perihelic oppositions of Mars are spectacular. 但它和最近的几次区别不大，因为火星所有的近日对冲都很壮观。 He tried his best to bear down all of his oppositions. 他尽全力击败一切反对意见。

12 authorizes
授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。 The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。

13 maritime
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。 The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

14 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。来自《简明英汉词典》 All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 enacted
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律 Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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