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Japan leadership battle Tuesday could bring new PM (AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to the crowd during a campaign stop near Yurakucho train station in Tokyo Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Days before a party vote that will determine Japan's leader in the face of pressing economic and <b>international</b> concerns, Kan and powerful challenger Ichiro Ozawa scrambled to woo lawmakers over the weekend. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Japan’s prime minister faces a leadership challenge Tuesday from a veteran powerbroker in his own party that could give the country its third premier in a year. The race comes amid an escalating diplomatic spat with China and a surging yen that is battering the country’s vital exporters.


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