A combination photo shows Taro Aso, Japan's prime minister a

JAPAN - AUGUST 18: A combination photo shows Taro Aso, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), right, at a campaign rally in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009 and Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), at a campaign rally in Osaka, Japan on Aug. 18, 2009. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan leads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in voter support ahead of the Aug. 30 general election, a Tokyo Shimbun poll said. Photographers: Tomohiro Ohsumi and Tetsuya Yamada/Bloomberg (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/tetsuya Yamada/Bloomberg via Getty Images)