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Japan PM Fukuda quits over parliament deadlock

TOKYO (Reuters) - Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned on Monday over a political deadlock, becoming the second leader to quit abruptly in less than a year and threatening a policy vacuum as Japan slips towards a recession. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=tTrZuF"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=tTrZuF" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=MoDRXL"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=MoDRXL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=R8WcNl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=R8WcNl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Saazhl"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=Saazhl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/380443481" height="1" width="1"/>