Japan Diet Session at the Lower House

Japanese Diet session on Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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Tokyo, Japan – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, talks to his fellow Democrats before the start of a parliamentary process to elect Japan’s new leader during a special Diet session convened in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Abe was re-elected as prime minister and set to form a new Cabinet. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese Diet session on Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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Tokyo, Japan – Nobutaka Machimura, on the podium, of the Liberal Democratic Party delivers his message after being elected speaker of the Lower House during a special Diet session convened in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)