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daiichi. on march 11th. minister yoe minister made inappropriate mas. he called the area arod fukushima daiichi, a town of death. and said the dirt he got on his sleeves could have been radioactive. his resignation took some shine off noda's administration. >> what about the trial of the former dpj leader, ichiro ozawa. is that affecting his leadership? >> i think so. ozawa is a powerful politician, he controls the biggest faction in the ruling dpj. so noda does not want to make an enemy of him. so he's not speaking out about ozawa's trial for falsification of political funding reports. he's also taking a cautious stance on the demand from the political parties for ozawa to testify under oath before the diet. that runs counter to what the japanese people really want. 59% of people surveyed say ozawa needs to explain his case before the diet. some of the respondents might be even disappointed by noda's lack of leadership regarding ozawa's case. >> so what is noda doing to keep his approval rating from eroding any further? >> well, the prime minister is tr