Well, Japan had just gotten its new Prime Minister - Taro Aso (麻生太郎). He won a landslide vote over his opponents including Yuriko Koike, known as the first woman to ever run for Japan’s highest political political position. Taro Aso - a 68 year old outspoken nationalist and a known fan of Anime characters is the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan. He is the incumbent member of the House of Representatives, which he assumed in 1996. Aso, a Roman Catholic, was born in Iizuka, Fukuoka, served a Minister of