A majority of people polled want Prime Minister Naoto Kan to stay on as leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, far surpassing those who support party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, according to a survey released Saturday.
The survey conducted Friday and Saturday showed 69.9 percent of those polled back Kan in the Sept. 14 DPJ presidential election, compared with 15.6 percent for Ozawa.
The survey was carried out by telephone on 1,450 randomly selected voters nationwide, of whom 1,029 gave valid answers.