Japan's former trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda, right, defeated former transport minister Sumio Mabuchi today to take the post vacated by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Photographer: Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images
Japan's former trade and industry minister Banri Kaieda, right, defeated former transport minister Sumio Mabuchi today to take the post vacated by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Photographer: Toru Yamanaka/AFP via Getty Images
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