Japanese opposition leader quits

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Updated May 13, 2009 20:33:08

The leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic party Ichiro Ozawa has resigned after months of being implicated through his aide in a scandal.

But his long drawn out departure could well have given prime minister Taro Aso something few thought possible at the start of the year ... a real chance of winning the next election which is due before the end of September.

Presenter: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speakers: Dr Jeff Kingston director of Asian Studies at temple University in Tokyo

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