OSAKA – Having seen a new prime minister every year for five consecutive years, Japan has just narrowly avoided having its third in 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has been elected President of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), surviving a challenge from Ichiro Ozawa, the DPJ’s most potent behind-the-scenes power broker.
近五年来日本首相年年易主，2010年选举总算没有重蹈覆辙。首相菅直人击败小泽一郎，当选执政党日本民主党（DPJ)主席。倘若菅直人在党内选举中输给了小泽这位民主党内最具影响的权力掮客，那他的首相职位也将不保。