JAPAN: New PM warns LDP could lose government

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Updated September 26, 2007 20:09:14

To Japan, where the newly-elected prime minister Yasuo Fukuda has taken over the reins, after his confirmation by parliament's Lower House. The ruling LDP last weekend voted in Mr Fukuda in a much-anticipated ballot. Prime Minister Fukuda has warned the LDP risks losing government if his administration does not perform.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Professor Richard Tanter, director of the Nautilus Institute at RMIT University

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