He is untrained in economics, and has relatively little experience running a ministry. Finally, onetime premier Miyazawa Kiichi reluctantly agreed to take the post. As a former finance ministry bureaucrat, he has the right experience. Still, it may be too soon to count Obuchi out. He has an absolute majority behind him, and he has a window of a year or perhaps two to prove that his party can rise to meet the challenge.
First impressions can be deceptive too.
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