Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, poses for photographers before a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on 05 July, 2007. During the conference, held following the end of the regular Diet session, Japan's beleagured leader said he bore responsibility for appointing two Cabinet ministers who resigned and a third who committed suicide in late May. He would not be drawn on the subject of whether the Cabinet would face a reshuffle following the July 28 upper house elections, nor would he comment on the number of seats he expects his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to win in the election.Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, poses for photographers before a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo in July, 2007.   .Photographer: Rob Gilhooly
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