mr. noda promises to bring japan back. >> i want people to feel the change of administration was worthwhile. >> mr. noda is a fiscal conservative. he wants to restart the reactor is idled after the fukushima disaster and phase them out slowly. his argument is that the wartime leaders tried and executed were not were criminals. he has expressed concerns about the growing chinese military might. >> in terms of foreign policy, he will emphasize a strong u.s. alliance, and he will probably also try to reach out to the chinese, too. noda does have a strong self identity as a conservative politician. >> the biggest challenge yoshihiko noda will face is that he will not be another "here today, gone tomorrow" prime minister. mr. noda will have to deliver and as soon as she is to last longer than his predecessors. bbc news, tokyo. >> in trelawney god, mysterious violent attacks by intruders -- in sri lanka, no one has been the rest of your claims responsibility, but they have been dubbed the greece dou

how long can we expect mr. noda to keep his job? >> well, it will all depend on how much support he can win back for the government. you know, the political situation hasn't changed a bit. noda will also have to face a divided diet where he cannot pass bills without help from the opposition parties. noda says he will do his best to get the opposition to cooperate. because he knows his administration will be cornered sooner or later if he cannot pass important bills. but the main opposition leader of the democratic party wants a general election because it believes it can beat the ruling dpj. the most important bills for noda will be the ones to enact next fiscal year's budget. if these bills don't pass, the government will not be able to carry out its policies. next april could be a crucial time for noda. he may be forced to resign or call a general election if he cannot win cooperation from the opposition by then. in that case, the japanese public probably won't accept another new prime minister without a general election. >> and th

so how long can we expect mr. noda to keep his job? >> well, it will all depend on how much public support he can win back for the government. you know, the political situation hasn't changed a bit. noda will also have to face a divided diet where he cannot pass bills without help from the opposition parties. noda says he will do his best to get the opposition to cooperate because he knows that his administration will be cornered sooner or later if he cannot pass important bills. but the main opposition leader, of the democratic party wants a general election because it believes that it can defeat the ruling dpj and regain power. the most important bills for noda will be on for the ones to enact next year's fiscal year budget. if these bills don't pass, the government will not be able to carry out its policies. next april could be a crucial time for noda. he may be forced to resign or call a general election if he cannot win cooperation from the opposition by then. but, you know, in that case, the japanese public probably won't accept a

mr. noda promise to restore hope to japan, battered by years of crises. >> we have to work together to push this heavy snow ball back to the top of the slope. i want to make people feel the change of administration is worthwhile. >> he is a fiscal conservative who has indicated raising taxes to battle the huge public debt. he wants to restart the reactor is idle after the fukushima daiichi disaster. in wartime, leaders tried and executed were not war criminals. he is concerned by china's growing military might. >> he has always emphasized a strong u.s. alliance. he will probably also tried to reach out to the chinese. but in difference to kan, he has a strong identity as a conservative politician. >> the biggest difficulty is to persuade the japanese people he is not just another here today, gone tomorrow from minister. the japanese people are becoming disillusioned with the rapid turnover of leaders. mr. noda will have to deliver an soon if he is to last any longer than his predecessors. rola

so how long can we expect mr. noda to keep his job? >> well, it will all depend on how much public support he can win back for the government. you know, the political situation hasn't changed a bit. noda will also have to face a divided diet where he cannot pass bills without help from the opposition parties. noda says he will do his best to get the opposition to cooperate because he knows that his administration will be cornered sooner or later if he cannot pass important bills. but the general party wants a general election because it believes it can defeat the ruling dpj and regain power. the most important bills for noda will be the ones to enact next fiscal year's budget. if these bills don't pass, the government will not be able to carry out its policies. next april could be a crucial time for noda. he may be forced to resign if he cannot win cooperation from the opposition by then. but in that case the japanese public probably won't accept another new prime minister without a general election. >> and there ongoing plit colit unce

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, he may propose a grand coalition of the bloc. if he does, he'll have problems reaching a compromise with the opposition parties. state-run television in russia is reporting noda will face a tougher task as prime minister. it says he will have to shoulder a heavy burden, including addressing the ongoing nuclear crisis, ballooning government

so expecting at least mr. noda will bring some relative stability to economic policy.market up by two-thirds of 1%. hong kong also up. look at shanghai. this is a story. talking about beijing moving aggressively on new anti-inflationary measures on friday. sort of snuck in when most investors were focusing on ben bernanke and what was going on with hur aricane irene. the moves by byren bernanke hast made it into the market yesterday. >> and regardless of difficulties getting to work, trading on wall street will open. spamped t spared the worst of hurricane irene. the u.s. futures, what investors have to look forward to this week. up for the year. dow in the middle and that's for the s&p 500 and the nasdaq composite. i must say, the last guess, maybe the markets haven't fully price in the impact of hurricane irene. let's have a look at what investors have to look forward to this week. >> reporter: wall street this week gets a good look at the state of the u.s. labor market. i'm alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. traders will be hoping that july's positive mome