Japanese satire enjoys renaissance amid political turmoil - 07 Mar 09

Celebrated Japanese political satirists, The Newspapers, are performing shows in Tokyo to provide little comic relief amid growing economic and political uncertainty. The head of Japan's Democratic Party is under mounting pressure to resign over a campaign fundraising scandal. Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports.

AlJazeera | March 7, 2009

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