Across Asia: Japan
China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-15 07:53
PM sticks by Ozawa
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said yesterday he would keep Ichiro Ozawa as the ruling party's No 2, a day after prosecutors searched the office of Ozawa's funding group over possible irregularities.
Recent polls show support for Hatoyama's four-month old government has leveled off at about 50 percent after initial highs above 70 percent, but the widening scandal relating to a land purchase could cause the slide to resume ahead of a mid-year election for parliament's upper house.
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