Opposition demands Mori resign

Opposition demands Mori resign

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and DPJ Secretary General Tsutomu Hata (R) try to hand Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (2nd from L) on May 18 a paper urging his cabinet to resign en masse. Mori refused to receive the paper. Seated at left is Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiromu Nonaka. Both Hatoyama and Hata would not sit down during the five-minute meeting in the Diet building.

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