After Prime Minister Naoto Kan was re-elected president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday, many people interviewed on the streets of Tokyo expressed support for him and said he should get to work right away on revitalizing the economy.
Kan received 721 points while rival Ichiro Ozawa got 491 in the DPJ's complicated voting system.
"I'm expecting a lot from Kan," said a 29-year-old company employee who only provided her given name, Masako. She said she supports him because his policies are realistic.