New Japanese Prime Minister Elected
Tokyo — A new Prime Minister was voted by Japan’s parliament Tuesday and will be the last and best chance of the Democratic Partly to start pulling Japan out from the stagnation for decades. A former finance minister was voted as Japan’s newest Prime Minister. Yoshihiko Noda, 54 years old, becomes Japan’s 6th Prime Minister in 5 years.
Noda expressed his urged to help Japan curtail the country’s huge government debt. Japan, considered the world’s 3rd biggest economy, has been suffering from warring political factions and disagreements between the administration and the opposition, blocking national unity and progress stagnated. Many bills in the parliament are blocked and delayed due to political war in Japan.
Noda hopes to change the present political system in Japan. Hurdles might be very high but many believe in Noda’s capability where Naoto Kan, his predecessor, miserably failed. Noda, considered to be a low-key public figure, as early as now has been believed to be a very efficient leader. Less lustrous public figures and politicians are considered to be more effective in Japanese tradition, according to
Noda, who always appreciate his humble origins where he came from a poor family, contrasts Naoto Kan, who is famously