Japanese Party Chooses Aso as Leader (Published 2008)

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso acknowledged applause from other party lawmakers following the ruling party presidential election on Monday in Tokyo.Credit...Shizuo Kambayashi/Associated Press TOKYO � Taro Aso, an outspoken conservative who campaigned with promises to stimulate Japan’s flagging economy, was chosen Monday by the governing Liberal Democratic Party to become

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「Mr. Aso has said that Japan, which has so far been relatively unscathed by the unfolding financial crisis, needed to stimulate its economy to pick up some of the slack in the global economy.5