Japan PM Kan survives no-confidence vote

**Skilero** · 06-02-2011 05:26 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...ote?CMP=twt_gu

Originally Posted by article

The Japanese prime minister, Naoto Kan, has comfortably survived a no-confidence motion after offering to resign as soon as plans for Japan's recovery from the tsunami and nuclear crisis are in place.

This is what the majority of Japanese citizens wanted Kan to do, according to some polls I've recently seen.

**animeyay** · 06-02-2011 05:40 PM

The Japanese can't seem to find a competent prime minister, or at least they haven't been able to ever since Junichiro Koizumi (who was popular but also very controversial).
So yea, since the PM already said he was gonna resign soon anyway, the parliament might as well save him some face. More importantly, this is not a good time to force him away, since the nation is in s state of crisis.

**Skylar1** · 06-03-2011 12:05 AM

it's like the musical chairs of politics

**ryoga-kun** · 06-03-2011 12:23 AM

It's not really about competent Prime Minister.
Japanese politics is among some of the worst in the developed world. Seems odd because they seem to get a lot of other things right.

**Wio** · 06-03-2011 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by ryoga-kun

It's not really about competent Prime Minister.
Japanese politics is among some of the worst in the developed world. Seems odd because they seem to get a lot of other things right.

How? Is it because you don't agree on the issues, or is it the structure and protocol of the government?

**ryoga-kun** · 06-03-2011 01:25 AM

It's got nothing to do with the issues.
I think it's largely due to their political culture.
I don't know the details well enough to put a finger on what exactly it is... but there's something about their political culture.
Kinda like in the US how Republicans and Democrats do their best to tear the country apart whenever the other is in power and are damned good at doing it.

**DOOM!** · 06-03-2011 01:36 PM

But the role of "diverse thinking" politicians sparsed in different departments (which negate the one will of a possibly better oriented individual) IS to tear the country apart. If Japan is still monarchic and crazy enough manage politics different from the rest of the world(which they do on so many levels), why don't they put the emperor in charge and turn congress into his lackeys? Given the emperor isn't too senile for the job.