Naoto Kan, Japan's Newly Appointed Prime Minister Holds News Conference [Getty Images]

Naoto Kan, Japan's newly appointed prime minister, arrives for a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Kan said he intends to restore fiscal health and ensure economic growth as he builds support before mid-term elections in July that are a referendum on his party's nine months in power. Photographer: Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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