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Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers questions during a press conference after being elected as the new leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in Tokyo on August 29, 2011.
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011

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  • YOSHIHIKO NODA,
  • the finance minister who was elected on Monday to become Japan's next prime minister
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