Public television NHK reports Japanese prime minister has decided to resign over US base row
By APTuesday, June 1, 2010
Report: Japan prime minister to step down
TOKYO — Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has said he intends to resign.
Public broadcaster NHK said Wednesday that Hatoyama told his party executives he intended to step down over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off the southern island of Okinawa.
The embattled prime minister has faced growing pressure from within his own party to resign ahead of July elections.
His approval ratings have plummeted over the bungling, reinforcing his public image as an indecisive leader after only eight months in office since September.
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