Aso wavers over pledge on pension funding plan

Aso wavers over pledge on pension funding plan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (far R) listens as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan's acting president Naoto Kan (far L) asks questions at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 5.

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