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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/japan-pm-support-at-all-time-low.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Public support for Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan has quickly evaporated (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-japan-pm-support-at-all-time-low.jpg" alt="Public support for Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan has quickly evaporated (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Nearly 50% of the respondents of a newspaper poll called for the resignation of Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan, while another survey showed the leader&#8217;s public support falling to an all-time low.</p>
<p>Some 49% of those who responded to a poll by the Asahi daily said Kan should step down immediately.</p>
<p>Since taking office last June, public support for Kan &#8211; Japan&#8217;s fifth leader in less than four years &#8211; has quickly evaporated, with voters citing a lack of leadership. Recent polls showed support for Kan&#8217;s Cabinet plummeting to below 20%, raising questions about how long he may last.</p>
<p>A separate survey by the Mainichi daily showed public support for Kan dropping to an all-time low of 19%, down 10 percentage points from a month ago.</p>
<p>In the Mainichi poll, around 34% of respondents said Kan lacked leadership, while another 34% said their expectations of the prime minister were low.</p>
<p>The results of the surveys underline deepening public frustration with the government and raise questions about Kan&#8217;s political longevity, casting a pall over his ability to tackle Japan&#8217;s pressing problems, including a lacklustre economy, a rapidly ageing population and a ballooning public debt.</p>
<p>Kan, who heads the nation&#8217;s ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), is even losing some support within his own ranks, facing a revolt last week from a group of 16 DPJ politicians critical of his leadership.</p>
<p>The development does not immediately threaten the party&#8217;s grip on power, but it is yet another sign showing Kan&#8217;s weakening leadership.</p>
<p>The Asahi said its telephone survey covered 3,484 randomly selected households. It received valid responses from 2,082 individuals on Saturday and Sunday. No margin of error was given, but a poll of that size would generally have a margin of error of about three percentage points.</p>
<p>The Mainichi said its telephone survey covered 1,492 randomly selected households. It received valid responses from 989 individuals on Saturday and Sunday. The paper gave no margin of error, but a poll of that size would generally have a margin of error of about five percentage points.</p>
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