Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) gestures showing a person in the audience to Angel Gurria (R), Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the start of their meeting at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, 23 April 2013. Gurria is currently in Japan for a three-day visit to meet government officials at the occasion of the launch of the Economic Survey of Japan. The OECD report shows that the organization supports the Bank of Japan\'s new easing measures as it should boost growth of the world\'s third largest economy. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON=2013年04月23日撮影 (credit:EPA時事)
Japanese Ministers Attend The "Cool Asia 2006" Fashion Show(17 of22)
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TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 31: : In this handout photograph from Cool Asia 2006, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso poses for a photo at the \'Cool Asia 2006\' fashion show on May 31, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese Ministry for the Environment is collaborating with other Asian countries, with the intention to send an anti-climate change message from Asia to the world. (Photo by Cool Asia 2006 via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on October 10, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
JAPAN-STOCKS(21 of22)
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Japan\'s Finance Minister Taro Aso (C) delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the first trading day of the year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January 6, 2014. Tokyo shares opened 0.97 percent lower on January 6, the first day of trading for 2014, as a weaker dollar and softer Wall Street shares prompted profit taking. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAZUHIRO NOGI via Getty Images)