Noda's New Cabinet Begins Commemorative photo at the Prime Minister's Office

September 2, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshiko Noda, center, comes down the steps of Kantei, prime minister's official residence, for a photo session with his Cabinet minisers in Tokyo on Friday, September 2, 2011. The new administration was officially inaugurated with formal ceremonies before Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo earlier in the day. With Noda are, front row from left: Kenji Yamaoka, National Public Safety Commission chairman; Shozaburo Jimi, state minister in charge of financial and postal services; Michihiko Kano, minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; and Tatsuo Kawabata, minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Yoko Komiyama, minister of of Health, Labor and Welfare, is in purple dress. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/) [3615] -mis-