Mister Kan also said the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power center is the worst Japan has ever faced.

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On Friday night, Prime Minister Naoto Kan spoke of the problems in a speech to the nation.

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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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This word looked like it might trip up 11-year-old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kan.

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All together, seven DPJ Dietmen have formally or informally declared their candidacy to succeed Kan.

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His style is consensus-building, his decision-making less unilateral and impetuous than Kan or, particularly, Hatoyama.

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