The 170th Extraordinary Diet Session Opens

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 29: Newly appointed Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Kaneko (L) and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shigeru Ishiba attend the 170th Extraordinary Diet session at the Lower House on September 29, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Newly Elected Prime Minister Taro Aso will dissolve the House of Representatives for a general election after passing the 2009 budget bill. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)