TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Tuesday he would stay on as leader, despite pressure from within his own party to resign as his approval ratings sink ahead of an election likely next month.
Calls have emerged in Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for the premier to step down after just eight months on the job, to revive the party's chances in the upper house election expected on July 11 that it must win to smooth policymaking.
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