Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Thursday. Earlier, the Japanese prime minister has said he will step down when the crises caused by March’s earthquake and tsunami are under control.
Mr Kan made the announcement at a meeting of his party, hours before a no-confidence motion in parliament.
He was trying to head off a rebellion by senior members of his party which could see him forced from power.
March’s disaster killed thousands of people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Many Japanese people feel Kan has not provided inspirational leadership.
When Kan came to office in 2009, he was Japan’s fifth prime minister in five years.
He has already rejected calls for him to resign on numerous occasions.
This time, senior figures in his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) indicated they would support the no-confidence motion, increasing his chances of being forced out.
In a last-minute attempt to rally support, he urged a meeting of DPJ politicians to reject the no-confidence motion brought by opposition parties.
“I would like for the younger generation to take over various responsibilities once I fulfill certain roles that I need to, as I work on handling the disaster,” he said.
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