And that requires him to rid himself of IchiroOzawa, the DPJ's secretary-general, electoral wizard and, now, its biggest handicap.
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Support for the government has tumbled because of financial scandals surrounding Yukio Hatoyama, the prime minister, and IchiroOzawa, the DPJ's secretary-general.
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DPJ's leader, IchiroOzawa, says the upper house will block the extension.