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It took 54 years for Japan’s politics to produce a viable opposition party, and 39 months for it to self-destruct after winning power, splintering prospects for an enduring policy-driven two-party system.
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Ichiro Ozawa, Japan’s most powerful politician, was recommended to face criminal charges over a finance scandal involving his aides, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to dismiss his former boss.
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Naoto Kan ’s pledge to step down as prime minister set off a contest to select Japan’s next leader, adding to the risk of delays in reconstruction and revenue bills needed to restore growth and assuage credit concerns.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said he wants ruling party secretary-general Ichiro Ozawa to stay on even after a legal panel recommended Ozawa be charged with violating campaign finance laws.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet in an effort to win opposition backing for his bill to double the consumption tax, after his bid to heal a breach in the ruling party failed.
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New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda faced political oblivion 15 years ago. His comeback required the kind of perseverance he will need to last longer than the five men since 2006 who preceded him.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama quit less than nine months after a landslide election victory as funding scandals and a broken promise to relocate U.S. troops cost him the support of four in five voters.
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Japan’s opposition Your Party won 10 seats in upper house elections yesterday, vaulting the group formed 11 months ago into a position to make or break legislation proposed by a weakened ruling bloc.
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Japan’s opposition demanded Prime Minister Naoto Kan push indicted lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa to testify before parliament, risking delays in passing a record budget amid concerns over the country’s soaring debt.
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The Democratic Party of Japan came to power in 2009 pledging to restore vitality to a country burdened by deflation, an aging population and the world’s largest debt . Now, the party itself needs resuscitation.
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