Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) receives a bouquet of flowers from a staff member of his official residence as he leaves his office in Tokyo September 26, 2006. Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter military ties with the United States, is set to be elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, confirming him at 52 as the country's youngest leader since World War Two. [Reuters]

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