Japan PM faces party leadership challenge
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Japan's recently installed prime minister Naoto Kan faces a strong challenge for his party's leadership and the top job in the country from one of his own ranks - a man who lost the party leadership amid a funding scandal last year.
That's Ichiro Ozawa. A man known as 'shadow shogun'. And also someone who has alleged money scandals under his belt. The party elects its president next month and if Mr Ozawa wins the ballot, he will automatically become prime minister. And he's got support from none other than former prime Yukio Hatoyama. Some say the challenge is creating instability, but others see a positive transitional phase in Japanese politics.
Presenter: Zulfikar Abbany
Speaker: Tsuneo 'Nabe' Watanabe, senior fellow, The Tokyo Foundation, Tokyo
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