Aso Cabinet resigns en masse before launch of DPJ-led gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, to attend a Cabinet meeting prior to the Cabinet's resignation on masse. Aso launched his Cabinet on Sept. 24 last year, following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor Yasuo Fukuda. His administration lasted 358 days.

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