Japanese Parliament chooses Keizo Obuchi as next prime minister AP Online | July 30, 1998| | . This material is published under license from the Associated Press. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Associated Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

JOJI SAKURAI Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-30-1998
TOKYO (AP) _ Parliament declared ruling party candidate Keizo Obuchi Japan's next prime minister today, rejecting an opposition leader who had a bigger following among Japanese voters. Obuchi takes the helm of a country wrestling with its deepest recession in decades.

Obuchi snared a decisive victory in the powerful lower house. He lost to the opposition leader Naoto Kan in the upper house but since the lower house has the power to overrule the upper house, Obuchi was declared the winner after the two chambers failed to ...

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