Government by Gaffe: Even if the LDP wins, Mori's moves sap its clout

After the previous Premier, Keizo Obuchi, died in May after a heart attack, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was expected to benefit from a sympathy vote in a critical general election set for the Lower House of Japan's Diet on June 25. But Mori has quickly squandered that advantage with an...

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