they include former prime minister hatoyama and minister banri kaieda. kaieda was the runner-up in the dpj leadership election and ozawa's group supported him. ozawa says the cooperation with noda depends on who's appointed as executive. leader of the lpd opposition had following to say in the reaction to mr. noda's election as dpj leader. >> reporter: we'll cooperate with the noda administration in efforts to reconstruct disaster-hit areas. that's our basic stance. we will approach discussion with the ruling party with an open mind. we already have a three-party agreement and have raised concerns about the dpj's manifesto. first of all, we have to see what direction the new administration's policies will take. >> noda's hands has caught the attention of other international media. they're focusing on the profile and the long to-do list he'll face once he becomes prime minister. >>> china's state-run television caught this. they call noda a dark horse. he's not as well known in china as some of the other contenders. he says if he's elected prime minister,

finance minister noda beat economy minister banri kaieda in a second round runoff by 215 votes to 177. >> translator: as a result of the runoff election, we elected yoshihiko noda as our new party leader. >> all members of the kan cabinet have resigned at a cabinet meeting on tuesday. noda has already been working to select party officials and cabinet members. after winning the party leadership on monday noda told colleagues he wants to leave the election fight behind and unite the party. he indicated his intention to give major posts to party members who supported other candidates in the leadership election. noda says he plans to select the party's sec. tear gen secretary-general first and hopes to announce his choice within a few days. we asked people on the streets of tokyo what we expect from the new leader. >> translator: i don't want the tax rise, but it is needed to rebuild after the disaster. >> translator: noda should stay on as prime minister for more than a year. he should change his party for the better. >> translator: he oversaw market invention to stem the yen's advance,

they include former prime minister saygy my har ra and economy trade and industry minister banri kaieda. he's been in charge of nuclear policies. the dpj plans to elect its new leader on monday. then on tuesday the diet should approve him as japan's next prime minister. because the dpj has the majority in the more powerful lower house. some may suggest that maehara is the most popular candidate among them, but kaieda is winning support of the biggest faction in the party now, so he could lead the entire race. a power broker who has been a political rival of prime minister kan and also maehara is the owner of the biggest faction. maehara had once tried to exclude ozawa out of the party. >> now, there are several issues the new prime minister has to address. what are the main issues in this leadership race? >> well, japanese public has been divided since nuclear accident at fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. many people want a society that does not rely on nuclear power. however, kaeida and maehara both insist the new administration needs to be realistic and needs to continue using nu

economy trade and industry ministry banri kaieda is the new front-runner. kaieda seems to be able to count on the support of nearly 100 lawmakers. he visited the campaign office this morning to analyze the election outlook. finance minister yoshihiko noda is second in the running with support of over 60 lawmakers, including members of secretary-general casio okada. next is seiji maehara which has about 50 members behind him. agriculture ministry michihiko kano has garnered support of over 30 law makers. bringing up the rear is the former land ministry sumi sumio mabuchi who is trying to bring his numbers up from just 20 members in support. the candidates' teams are working hard to enlist the backing of over 100 lawmakers who have yet to decide or announce who they support. they're also attempting to gain favor with other candidates for a possible runoff, as it's widely expected, no one will win a majority in the first round of voting. kaieda's campaign office believes he is ahead, but is concerned about the moves of other candidates who may join forces in a