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Tag: Hatoyama resignation

Talking about Kan on CNBC

On June 3, 2010 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog12 Comments

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The virtues of Kan

On June 2, 2010 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog8 Comments

Kan Naoto, Hatoyama Yukio's second finance minister, was the first DPJ member to declare his intention to run in the party election scheduled for Friday — and it seems unlikely, for reasons outlined by Michael Cucek here, that he will be denied the job.What would be the significance of Kan's replacing Hatoyama?I think that what …

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Ennis on the resignation

On June 1, 2010 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan BlogLeave a comment

Peter Ennis, formerly of The Oriental Economist, has picked the perfect time to start blogging.His take on the resignation can be found here.

Discussing the resignation

On June 1, 2010 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan BlogLeave a comment

I will be on Asia Squawkbox on CNBC Asia at 8:30am Japan time Thursday to discuss the implications of the resignation.

Regime change?

On June 1, 2010 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan BlogLeave a comment

It seems that in addition to Hatoyama's resigning from the premiership, Ozawa Ichirō will resign as secretary-general of the DPJ.If Ozawa does resign — together with his lieutenants in various leadership positions within the DPJ with him — and actually manages to retire from politics and not try to run the party from the shadows, …

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Hatoyama departs

On June 1, 2010July 12, 2019 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Japanese politics25 Comments

It appears that the inevitable has happened: NHK reports that Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio has informed the DPJ leadership that he intends to step down. Hatoyama, of course, has no one to blame but himself. In the nine months since he took office, he has failed as a manager of his cabinet, as the head …

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