(2)DPJ leader Kan suggests he will resign

(2)DPJ leader Kan suggests he will resign

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan fields questions from reporters in Tokyo May 9. Kan, under pressure to step down for failing to pay pension dues, suggested to a party executive he will resign, DPJ sources said.

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