Naoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, already faced a mountain of problemsbefore the earthquake and tsunami knocked his country for six. Only hours before disaster struck, Kan was insisting he would not resign over the latest party funding scandal. Such declarations have become a bit of a ritual in Japanese political life, and they often presage collapse: the country has had six prime ministers in five years. But right now Japan needs strong leadership like never before.
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