GLOBAL TIMES
Yoshihiko Noda became the 95th prime minister of Japan on Tuesday. As a hard-liner among the new generation of Japanese politicians born after World War II, Noda takes a nationalist stand on historical issues and has provoked China in the past.
But politically, Noda's attitudes in foreign affairs are based on two points: sticking to the US while taking a tough line against countries that are viewed as challengers of Japan's interests, such as China. Neither position can make him a successful prime minister.
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