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Ozawa is a necessary evil. He's weakened Fukuda, but the public sees him as a blocker of everything, not a ruler.

Tomoaki Iwai, a political science professor at Tokyo’s Nihon University, saying that Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa may succeed in ousting Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, but would have a tough time convincing voters he would be a good PM. (Bloomberg)

2 Comments

  • Blue_Tiger at 03:26 PM JST - 25th April

    And that, friends, is exactly why the DPJ will not -- I Repeat, WILL NOT -- oust the LDP from ruling the Lower House. Ozawa us too unpopular as a leader, and people I've spoken to have told me that the only word he seems to be able to say is , "No," and nothing else that even comes close to being constructive....

  • smartacus at 04:54 PM JST - 25th April

    Ozawa is one of the most boring politicians in Japan. Bring back Koizumi. At least, he had personality, dancing with Richard Gere, riding a Segway, doing a Elvis dance etc.

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