Japan's Finance Minister Naoto Kan speaks with outgoing Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in the lower house...
Japan's Finance Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks with outgoing Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in the lower house of parliament before being voted in as prime minister in Tokyo June 4, 2010. Kan, a fiscal conservative once best known for battling bureaucrats, was chosen on Friday to be Japan's next premier as the ruling party strives to repair its fortunes ahead of a national election. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)