The Yomiuri ShimbunBoth Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa are intensifying their appeals to members of centrist groups within the party, believing their support will be vital for winning the party's presidential election.Both candidates' camps will have a hard time estimating the number of […]
Riichiro MaekiFormer Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has only damaged his reputation by trying to avert a head-on collision between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa as they compete for the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan."I'm deeply puzzled by Yukio Hatoyama," the Mainichi Shimbun's Takao Yamada wrote […]
The Yomiuri ShimbunPrime Minister Naoto Kan and former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa--opponents in the DPJ's upcoming leadership election--locked horns over policy issues and other matters during a public debate organized by the Japan National Press Club.The themes taken up in Thursday's one-on-one debate included the dis […]