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Reuters: Japan PM Faces Challenge From Party Kingpin Ozawa

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Tags: Ichiro Ozawa, Japan, Naoto Kan

Japanese powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa confirmed on Tuesday he would challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a party vote, setting up a clash that risks creating a policy vacuum as Japan struggles with a strong yen and fragile growth.

The strife in the Democratic Party of Japan, which could split the party just a year after it took power for the first time promising change, coincides with policymakers' efforts to curb a rise in the yen that threatens economic recovery.

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