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Support for Japanese PM declines

Japanese Prime Minister, Taro Aso, is feeling the impact of the resignation of his finance minister over accusations of being drunk at a G7 news conference.

His approval rating is down to just over 13 per cent and another assessment says fewer than one in ten people now support him.

As Roland Buerk reports from Tokyo, an election is due by September.

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