Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


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September 17, 2010

Ichiro Ozawa challenges Prime Minister Kan in DPJ election

in the news: Maclean's on September 16, 2010

Ichiro Ozawa ran against Naoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, in an election for the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan, with Kan ultimately winning the election. Daniel Sneider, Shorenstein APARC's associate director for research, spoke with Maclean's about Ozawa's potential as a leader.