Japan's socialist party pulls out of coalition
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Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has suffered another political setback, after the minor socialist party pulled out of the ruling coalition. The withdrawal of the Social Democratic Party is not enough to bring down Mr Hatoyama's government, but it has come at a time when the PM's popularity is plummeting. The SDP accused Prime Minister Hatoyama of breaking an election promise by not moving a US airbase off Okinawa Island. The Japanese leader says he's not going anywhere, despite this setback.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Professor Richard Tanter, North Asia specialist at the Nautilus Institute, RMIT University
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