Shinzo Abe And His New Cabinet Members Attend A Ceremony In Imperial Palace

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, right, walk with other Cabinet members for a group photo session after attending an attestation ceremony for his Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Old-guard veteran Abe was voted back into office as prime minister Wednesday and immediately named a new Cabinet, ending three years of liberal administrations and restoring power to his conservative, pro-big-business party that has run Japan for most of the post-World War II era. <AP Photo/Koji Sasahara>

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, claps hands with lawmaker and Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, center during a plenary session of the lower house in Tokyo,Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Abe took office as Japan’s seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday and vowed to overcome the deep-rooted economic and diplomatic crises facing his country. At left is Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP executive acting secretary general. <AP Photo/Koji Sasahara>