Reuters: Japan Ruling Party Picks Kan For PM Before Election
Finance Minister
Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the
status quo, was elected as Japan's next premier
on Friday, improving the ruling party's chances in a national election
and raising hopes of bolder steps to fix tattered public finances.
Kan, 63, will become Japan's fifth prime minister in three years, taking the helm as the country struggles to rein in a huge public debt, engineer growth in an aging society, and manage ties with security ally Washington and a rising China.
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Kan, 63, will become Japan's fifth prime minister in three years, taking the helm as the country struggles to rein in a huge public debt, engineer growth in an aging society, and manage ties with security ally Washington and a rising China.
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