Kan at lower house plenary session

Kan at lower house plenary session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (back, R) listens to questions from Sadakazu Tanigaki (front), president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on June 14, 2010. Kan, who took office June 8, faced a barrage of questions from opposition leaders ahead of the House of Councillors election expected July 11.

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