Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu seems no more likely than his immediate predecessors to lead Japan into its putative role as the new superpower. Politically, let’s face it, Japan is a mess. The system that worked so well in the decades of Japan Inc.’s inexorable rise creaks and falters as the global post-Communist power vacuum looms ahead.
The Japanese press, however, is more concerned with allegations that Mr. Kaifu fathered a daughter out of wedlock than with whether he will lead Japan to a date with destiny. Sex scandals compete with Recruit handouts for media attention.
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