Originally Posted by
Dirt
Hatoyama got into power by promising that power will lie in the hands of the politicians and local governments and not the bureaucrats. While I have nothing but admiration for a politician that's willing to accept this kind of responsibility for breaking his campaign promises, 4 PM's in 4 years assures that power will continue to lie in the hands of non-elected government bureaucrats instead of elected politicians and ergo, the people. Is there no strong leader in Japan right now?