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Mr Kan is fighting for his job after an election loss last month deprived the Democratic Party of Japan of a majority in the upper house. Allies of Mr Ozawa have called for a showdown in the election for party president on 14 September. The winner is likely to be the Prime Minister because Mr Ozawa faces indictment in a political funding scandal.
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