But Mr Kan had already said this commitment should be scrapped.

而在近日菅直人已经表示这个目标必须被改变。

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If it succeeds in blocking this spring's budget, both Mr Kan and his proposals will soon be history.

如果能成功阻碍春季预算，直人先生和其计划很快都会成为历史。

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“It would be good if the yen would weaken a little more,” said Mr Kan.

“如果日元小幅走软，将是一件好事，”菅直人表示。

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Yet the Kan administration may not be able to hold up its side of the Futenma bargain with America.

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Yet before it jettisons Mr Kan the DPJ should be wary of jumping to the wrong conclusions about the vote.

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Mr Kan's best hope must be that support for the opposition parties is too weak for them to become truly assertive.

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