The power of responsibility, Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a campaign rally for Aug. 30 parliament's lower house elections in Kumagaya, north of Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Aug…

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R), Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano (C) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (L) react after the passage of a bill during a plenary session of the Lower House at the Parliament in Tokyo on May 29, 2009…