Deputy Prime Minister Asō in front of the Gundam Cafe in Akihabara introducing prime minister Shinzo Abe (middle) with a speech, 2014. Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎, Asō Tarō, born 20 September 1940) is a Japanese politician serving as the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. Asō previously served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and
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