Another prime minister for Japan?
Akiko Fujita profiles Ichiro Ozawa who could become the third prime minister of Japan in the space of one year. Ozawa is a veteran powerbroker in Japan’s Democratic Party. He’s looking to unseat the current Democratic party leader, Japan’s ruling prime minister.
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