Japan PM's approval falls to new low

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Updated February 13, 2009 21:38:22

The political fortunes of Japan's prime minister Taro Aso continue to look bleak his popularity tumbling to a low of 14 percent.

And with it, also the waning fortunes of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which according to a recent newspaper survey, enjoys only 22 percent support.

Presenter: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speakers: Dr Jeff Kingston from Temple University in Tokyo; Professor Gavan McCormack, Australian National University

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