Naoto Kan



Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan bows as he returns to his seat after giving a speech at the Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers' meeting in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Kan announced he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. The Democrats will vote Monday for a new leader, who will almost certainly become Japan's next prime minister, the sixth since 2006. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)