Shinzo Abe Fields Questions During a News ConferenceShinzo Abe Fields Questions During a News ConferenceShinzo Abe Fields Questions During a News ConferenceShinzo Abe Fields Questions During a News Conference

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, fields questions during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, following the unveiling of the LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election. The pledges include economic goals such as a 3% nominal growth target and vow to strike an agreement with the Bank of Japan to work toward achieving a 2% inflation target. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, shows the copy of LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election during a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, fields questions during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, following the unveiling of the LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election. The pledges include economic goals such as a 3% nominal growth target and vow to strike an agreement with the Bank of Japan to work toward achieving a 2% inflation target. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, shows the copy of LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election during a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, fields questions during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, following the unveiling of the LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election. The pledges include economic goals such as a 3% nominal growth target and vow to strike an agreement with the Bank of Japan to work toward achieving a 2% inflation target. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, shows the copy of LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election during a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, fields questions during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, following the unveiling of the LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election. The pledges include economic goals such as a 3% nominal growth target and vow to strike an agreement with the Bank of Japan to work toward achieving a 2% inflation target. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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November 21, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, shows the copy of LDP manifesto for the December 16 Diet lower house election during a news conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)