'If Kan becomes prime minister, that could indeed provide some firmer support to the dollar-yen,' said Satoshi Okagawa, senior foreign-exchange trader at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking.

三井住友银行(Sumitomo Mitsui Banking)资深外汇交易员冈川聪(Satoshi Okagawa)说，如果菅直人成为首相，可能真的会给美元兑日圆汇率提供些更有力的支持。

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