Newly appointed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may compare himself to a "dojo" (loach), but in reality he is an elite politician with a diploma from the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, better known as Matsushita Seikei Juku.
The prestigious private school, established by the late Konosuke Matsushita, founder of the Panasonic group, is quickly becoming the ticket to the top in Japanese politics.
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