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Naoto Kan (菅直人 Kan Naoto, b. October 10, 1946) is a Japanese politician who was the former leader of the Democratic Pa

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$Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan gestures while answering a question during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on April 22, 2011. Japan on April 22 announced a $49 billion special budget for areas devastated by last month\'s quake and tsunami and said it would extend an evacuation zone around a nuclear plant crippled by the disaster.$

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$Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks before press at his official residence in Tokyo on August 26, 2011. Kan announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, paving the way for the nation\'s sixth premier in five years. By stepping down, Kan effectively ended his turbulent time in power during which he was criticised for his response to Japan\'s worst post-war crisis following the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident.$

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Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan announces his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending his tenure as Japanese leader at the DPJ lawmakers meeting at the National Diet in Tokyo on August 26, 2011. The new leader of the ruling DPJ will be elected on August 29.

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$Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends the Lower House\'s fiscal and monetary policies committee session at the national Diet in Tokyo on August 10, 2011. Japan may have a new leader by the end of the month, its sixth in five years, newspapers said, as embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan signalled he would resign soon. Japanese media have mentioned Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as a leading candidate for the top job.$

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends an Upper House ad hoc committee session for disaster reconstruction at the National Diet in Tokyo on June 20, 2011. Kan was expected to announce details about the timing of his promised resignation, a news reported.

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends a general meeting of his Democratic Party of Japan at Parliament in Tokyo on June 28, 2011. Kan came under fresh pressure to resign after he set conditions for his departure and shuffled government posts in response to March disasters.

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan gestures while answering a question during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on April 22, 2011. Japan on April 22 announced a $49 billion special budget for areas devastated by last month's quake and tsunami and said it would extend an evacuation zone around a nuclear plant crippled by the disaster.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks before press at his official residence in Tokyo on August 26, 2011. Kan announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, paving the way for the nation's sixth premier in five years. By stepping down, Kan effectively ended his turbulent time in power during which he was criticised for his response to Japan's worst post-war crisis following the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident.

Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan announces his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), effectively ending his tenure as Japanese leader at the DPJ lawmakers meeting at the National Diet in Tokyo on August 26, 2011. The new leader of the ruling DPJ will be elected on August 29.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends the Lower House's fiscal and monetary policies committee session at the national Diet in Tokyo on August 10, 2011. Japan may have a new leader by the end of the month, its sixth in five years, newspapers said, as embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan signalled he would resign soon. Japanese media have mentioned Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as a leading candidate for the top job.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends an Upper House ad hoc committee session for disaster reconstruction at the National Diet in Tokyo on June 20, 2011. Kan was expected to announce details about the timing of his promised resignation, a news reported.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends a general meeting of his Democratic Party of Japan at Parliament in Tokyo on June 28, 2011. Kan came under fresh pressure to resign after he set conditions for his departure and shuffled government posts in response to March disasters.

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