Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister, says he is determined to rebuild the country after last year's earthquake and tsunami.<br /><br />But, in his New Year's address, he acknowledged the difficulties that lie ahead in dealing with what are considered the world's most expensive natural disasters.<br /><br />Noda is proposing to double sales tax to 10 per cent by 2015 to boost government coffers despite it being unpopular with some politicians and the public.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Khadija Magardie reports.
