Now that Naoto Kan, just three months into his premiership, has survived a leadership challenge, he can concentrate on running Japan. There’s much to be done. The yen, at Y83 to the dollar, is at 15-year highs, the recovery is flagging, and the government has still not figured out how to support the economy while reining in the fiscal deficit. Mr Kan has at least one more pressing item in his in-tray: deteriorating relations with China.
既然執政僅三個月的日本首相菅直人(Naoto Kan)成功擊敗了黨內對其領導地位的挑戰，他可以把精力集中在管理國家的日常工作上了。有很多事情需要做。日元兌美元匯率（1美元兌83日元）正處於15年高位，經濟復甦日漸乏力，而政府仍未找出如何既支持經濟、又控制財政赤字的辦法。菅直人至少還面對著一項更爲緊迫的事務：日中關係正在惡化。
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