By The Associated Press MALCOLM FOSTER (Associated Press)
Quick Read Fiscal hawk Yoshihiko Noda elected Japan's new prime minister, faces multitude of problems
Photo credit: AP | Newly elected leader of the Democratic Party of Japan Yoshihiko Noda, fourth from right, outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan , third from right, and other candidates of the party presidential election pose for photographers hands in hands after Noda's election in Tokyo Aug. 29, 2011. From left are: former Transport Minister Sumio Mabuchi, Farm Minister Michihiko Kano, partially seen, Noda, Kan, Trade and Economy Minister Banri Kaieda and former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
(AP) -- Yoshihiko Noda, elected Tuesday as Japan's sixth prime minister in five years, faces a host of daunting problems, from post-tsunami recovery and an ongoing nuclear crisis to reviving a limp economy and reining in the nation's bloated debt.
The legislative vote was largely a formality as Noda was chosen head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan on Monday. But the list of challenges...
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