The New York Times reports that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's popularity is waning because of a financial scandal implicating his office:
“Every day, he seems to say and do something different,” said Minoru Morita, a political commentator who runs an independent research organization in Tokyo. “This is starting to shake the people’s confidence in him.”
The article states that a recent opinion poll shows the premier's approval ratings dropping from the 70% range to 56%.
The author of Curing Japan's America Addiction (Chin Music Press) offers insight and commentary from Tokyo.
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