资助日本震后重建的关键立法被卷入有关日本首相菅直人计划辞职时机的政治争斗中。菅直人所在的日本民主党的领导人与首相星期天会晤后说，菅直人希望在推动有关立法在议会目前的会期中通过以后才辞职。
但是，反对党自民党的领导人要求菅直人尽早辞职，称应由新政府通过有关法案并监督法案落实。自民党控制日本国会上议院，有能力阻止这些法案。两党高级官员星期天在全国电视节目中说，双方可以支持建立一个大同盟，保持足够长的时间，直到3月11日大地震和海啸的救灾工作完成。
Crucial legislation to finance Japan’s post-earthquake reconstruction is at risk amid a political struggle over the timing of Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s planned resignation.Leaders of Mr. Kan’s Democratic Party of Japan said after talks with the prime minister Sunday that Mr. Kan wants to remain in office long enough to try to push the bills through the current session of parliament.
However, leaders of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party want Mr. Kan to resign sooner, saying the bills should be introduced by a new government that will be in place to oversee their implementation. The LDP controls the upper house and has the power to block the bills.Top officials of both parties said on national television Sunday they could support a grand coalition, which would remain in place long enough to deal with the effects of the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami.