When he announced his candidacy in an essay in a conservative magazine this month, Mr Noda said: "I am an ordinary man."

本月他在一本保守主义杂志上撰文，宣布自己将参选首相。他说：“我是一个普通人。”

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Last weekend Yoshihiko Noda, the prime minister, took a brave shot at promoting reform when he said Japan planned to start consultations towards joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

上个周末，野田佳彦首相对推进改革作出了勇敢的尝试，他说，日本计划为加入跨太平洋伙伴关系开始进行磋商。

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Yet using skills honed at Funabashi station, Mr. Noda pulled off what supporters call a miracle.

运用在船桥火车站磨练的技巧，野田先生艰难取得了支持者称为奇迹的成功。

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Rebuilding the country's economy in the face of the world financial crisis is also a priority, Noda said, adding that he did not want to see industries leave Japan or its debts mount any higher.

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And I'll have a meeting with Prime Minister Noda later this afternoon and I'll get a sense from him about the degree to which Japan wants to go through the difficult process involved.

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Mr Noda's supporters insist that his urgency in ending the DPJ's infighting is because Mr Noda has a strong sense of crisis.

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