In the next few weeks (or possibly days), Prime Minister Kan Naoto will announce his resignation.

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But as the search continued with no sign of Dorner, questions were raised about whether he escaped the dragnet -- possibly days earlier.

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There are rumours of several large corporate bankruptcies, possibly only days or weeks away, that could produce a long overdue bout of honesty in the banking system, and leave the government with no choice but to act.

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