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The new minister is still coy about how much the consumption tax should be raised. Like Mr Kan, he appears to think doubling it would be a start.

这位新任财政大臣还没有明确提出消费税应有的升幅，但他似乎和菅直人一样，想以翻倍作为一个开端。

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If Mr Kan is chosen, he may have the same problem that Mr Hatoyama faced.

如果菅直人当选，他可能要面临和鸠山由纪夫一样的问题。

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When Japanese lawmaker Kan Suzuki was elected to the Upper House eight years ago, he knew he wanted to take his political discussion to the Web.

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The latest set of economic reports come just a day after Ichiro Ozawa announced that he would run against Kan for leadership of the Democratic Party on Sept. 14.

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He replaced him with Naoto Kan, the deputy prime minister.

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