在鸠山首相内无法兑现搬迁美国海军陆战队驻冲绳基地的许诺而辞职后，菅直人成为两年内日本的第三任首相。
Naoto Kan became Japan's third prime minister within two years when Yukio Hatoyama resigned after reneging on a promise to remove the American marine base near Okinawa.
他说他是在鸠山由纪夫的劝说下复出的，他与鸠山长期以来关系紧密，即便是就在两天前鸠山还声称他将支持菅直人。
He said he was persuaded to run by Mr Hatoyama, with whom he has long been close, even though the former prime minister had said two days before that he would back Mr Kan.
但是，在鸠山访问冲绳岛之后华盛顿的安静却给他们带来一种不详的预感，这种安静似乎在说明鸠山先生对自己显然缺乏足够的信心。
Yet the silence from Washington after his visit to Okinawa was ominous, speaking eloquently of an apparent lack of faith in Mr Hatoyama himself.
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