Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is likely to face fresh pressure to quit after his ruling party's poor performance in local elections on Sunday. Kan is already struggling to contain a nuclear crisis and find ways to finance rebuilding from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami. The Democratic Party of Japan lost six out of nine mayoral races in which it faced off directly against its main opposition, the Liberal Democratic Party. It also lagged behind in a spate of city assembly elections across the country. Public opinion polls have shown that most Japanese want a new prime minister, but many would prefer Kan to stay until the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant is resolved. No general election is mandated until 2013, and the crisis has muted opposition calls for an early vote for parliament's powerful lower house. Information provided by cctv.com Thank you www.cctv.com http