Japan PM ready to step down in August: ally

Kan later hinted he wanted to stay until next year,angering opponents. “His real thought is to get his work done by the end of August,” said Shizuka Kamei,leader of ruling coalition partner the People’s New Party.

“That was the idea shared when I met him,” he told TV Asahi.

The government is expected to submit its second extra budget to parliament in August. The budget is aimed at funding the government’s reconstruction effort after the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.