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Japan's New Prime Minister Faces the Voters

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Jul 07, 2010
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What a difference a few weeks and a change of leadership can make. Ever since Naoto Kan replaced Yukio Hatoyama as Japan's prime minister in early June the entire public conversation has changed. Whether this redounds to the advantage of Kan's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) remains to be seen.

Gone are the endless debates over relocation of the US Marin…

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