Japan’s new government is under pressure to abolish the death penalty after Amnesty claimed the country’s death row inmates are being driven insane.

Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, began the delicate task of forming a new government on Tuesday morning.

Japan’s next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, faced the task on Monday of forming a government to tackle challenges such as record unemployment.

Japanese began voting in an election on Sunday that looks set to topple the conservative party, handing the opposition the job of reviving the econom

Kaoru Yosano on Tuesday warned that the opposition party likely to score a landslide in weekend elections would create a "one-party dictatorship".