Voters interviewed Wednesday by The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka had mixed reactions about the resignation of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, speculating the ruling Democratic Party of Japan was growing deeply worried about next month's Upper House election.
But many shared the opinion that despite Hatoyama's resignation, they were willing to continue their support of the DPJ, which came to power after winning the general election in August 2009 by a landslide, ousting the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Near JR Yurakucho Station, Susumu Oshima, 59, a company employee from Saitama Prefecture, said Hatoyama made the right decision to resign.