《经济学人》交付印刷时，最可能接替鸠山的人选是财务大臣菅直人。

As the Economist went to press, the most likely replacement for Mr Hatoyama was Naoto Kan, the finance minister.

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首相菅直人(Naoto Kan)也做出努力：在他之前担任财务大臣时，他鼓励他的下属6点下班去约会。

Prime Minister Naoto Kan also has done his part to encourage procreation: in his previous job as Finance Minister, he encouraged his staff to leave work at 6 p.m. for dates.

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