Only 4 reelection-seeking lawmakers behind Mori

Only 4 reelection-seeking lawmakers behind Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) chats with Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (C) and Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) before the start of a regular cabinet session Feb. 21. The Yomiuri Shimbun said its latest survey shows only four out of 61 House of Councillors members of the three ruling coalition parties facing reelection this summer want Mori to stay on.

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