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Newly appointed Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's official residence on September 24, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.
Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2011

Open quoteOnce emergency support widens and the accident at the power plant calms down, there is a possibility of political realignment.Close quote

  • SHIGERU ISHIBA,
  • a member of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which says it may consider forming a grand coalition with the current government if Prime Minister Naoto Kan — widely criticized for his response to the nation's crises — resigns
Photo: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images | Source: The Washington Post