Fukuda chooses new LDP leadership ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

Fukuda chooses new LDP leadership ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Aso (L), new secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Bunmei Ibuki, LDP's outgoing secretary general, shake hands at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 1. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda appointed new executives in the LDP ahead of reshuffling his Cabinet. (Kyodo)

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