Naoto Kan chosen Japan’s new PM (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANSTokyo, June 4 (DPA) Naoto Kan was chosen as Japan’s next prime minister by parliament Friday after he won an overwhelming victory in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan’s presidential election.
Emperor Akihito is to appoint Kan Japan’s 94th premier later Friday.
Kan served as finance minister and deputy prime minister in outgoing Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s cabinet.
The Diet’s vote came soon after Hatoyama and his cabinet stepped down Friday morning.
Hatoyama announced his resignation Wednesday, eight months after taking office, as calls for him to go grew within his party ahead of an upper house election in July.
He had seen his public approval ratings plummet. His flip-flop on a promise to locate a US military base off the island of Okinawa helped erode his popularity, analysts said.
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