Japan PM leadership rival on the offensive | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, vying for Japan's political leadership with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, criticised him Saturday for ceding control of decision-making to bureaucrats.

Ruling Democratic Party of Japan powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa speaks during his debate with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, during the DPJ leadership contest at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. Ozawa, vying for Japan's political leadership with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, criticised him for ceding control of decision-making to bureaucrats.

Kan and Ozawa, the only candidates for the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), took their battle to the streets with campaign speeches in front of a major train terminal in Tokyo.