Japan Headed for Shutdown?
If you think that President Barack Obama has trouble with gridlock in Congress, consider the position of Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan. All the elements of gridlock are in place: a divided legislature, an opposition bent on obstruction, falling approval ratings, a stagnant economy.
If Kan's Democratic Party of Japan cannot pass the fiscal 2011 budget …
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