>"Abe is pinning his political life on the extension of the anti-terrorism >law, and if he fails, it will be the end of him as prime minister," said > Minoru Morita, a veteran political analyst in Tokyo. "And Ozawa has >said he will block passage of this law. If he does not stand by his >promise, then public confidence in him and his party will diminish."
>>67 Polls show the growing unpopularity of the Bush administration, of its war in Iraq and of a U.S.-Japan tie that is widely perceived as one of master and servant.
>>67 > These are bumpy times, though, for Japan's traditionally close relationship > with the United States. Polls show the growing unpopularity of the Bush administration, > of its war in Iraq and of a U.S.-Japan tie that is widely perceived as one of master and servant.