TOKYO — About 10 weeks ago, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan started acting differently — less as a part of the system than as somebody intent on battling it. He first issued a vague promise to resign . He then undertook what amounted to a full character change, awakening as a reformer just as the country signaled its dissatisfaction with the job he was doing . As part of this change, he announced policies without consultation. He torched links with former supporters. He withdrew from the press, spending more time posting to his personal blog. He crusaded against nuclear power and ­blasted those who sought to protect it. Read full article > >

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