A member of environmental group Greenpeace, wearing a mask of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), points to a large mock-up air ticket (L) to Copenhagen to attend the COP15 - the UN sponsored environmental meeting which will be held in December - during a demonstration outside Japan's National Diet building in Tokyo on October 29, 2009. Hatoyama announced at the UN General Assembly last month that Japan would reduce emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

A member of environmental group Greenpeace, wearing a mask of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), points to a large mock-up air ticket (L) to Copenhagen to attend the COP15 - the UN sponsored environmental meeting which will be held in December - during a demonstration outside Japan's National Diet building in Tokyo on October 29, 2009. Hatoyama announced at the UN General Assembly last month that Japan would reduce emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

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  2. Activists march with a large poster that reads, "Just enough Alaska forests are cut," during a rally in Jakarta, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. About 100 activists of Greenpeace hold a rally in the Indonesian capital supporting Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise to cutting carbon emission.
  3. Greenpeace activists wearing masks of U.S. President Barack Obama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono performs in front of large posters that read, "Enough to talks, its time to act to protect the forests for the future, " during a protest in Jakarta, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. About 100 activists of Greenpeace hold a rally in the Indonesian capital supporting Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's promise to cutting carbon emission.
  4. Indian farmers and youth from Vidharba, an eastern region of Maharashtra state, hold lanterns and placards during a protest outside the Social Justice Ministry in New Delhi on November 18, 2009. Backed up by Greenpeace activists, the Vidharba residents wanted to highlight their lack of continuous electricity supply.
  5. Greenpeace activists board the transport ship "the Happy Ranger" outside Oland in the south of Sweden November 17, 2009. The ship is carrying major components from the French nuclear company AREVA and is intended for the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor currently under construction in Finland. Picture taken November 17, 2009.
  6. Greenpeace activists board the transport ship "the Happy Ranger" outside Oland in the south of Sweden November 17, 2009. The ship is carrying major components from the French nuclear company AREVA and is intended for the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor currently under construction in Finland. Picture taken November 17, 2009.
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  8. Indian farmers and youth from Vidharba, an eastern region of Maharashtra state, hold lanterns and placards during a protest outside the Social Justice Ministry in New Delhi on November 18, 2009. Backed up by Greenpeace activists, the Vidharba residents wanted to highlight their lack of continuous electricity supply.
  9. Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) after Hatoyama's first policy speech at the Diet in Tokyo on October 26 , 2009. Hatoyama launched a broadside against the excesses of capitalism, in his first parliamentary address since taking office last month. At left is Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada.
  10. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) is welcomed by his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) upon his arrival for the the East Asia Summit meeting during the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on October 25, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Hatoyama pressed plans for a new East Asian community at a summit on October 24, saying that the region should aspire to lead the world.
  11. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) is welcomed by his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) upon his arrival for the the East Asia Summit meeting during the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on October 25, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Hatoyama pressed plans for a new East Asian community at a summit on October 24, saying that the region should aspire to lead the world.
  12. Japanese Pime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) is welcomed by his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) upon his arrival for the Gala Dinner in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on October 24, 2009. Prime Minister Hatoyama is here to attend the Southeastan Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit meeting.
  13. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, left, accompanied by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, center, is greeted by a Diet guard upon arriving for a ceremonial opening of the extraordinary Diet session by Emperor Akihito at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Japan's new, largely untested Cabinet is starting out with high public approval ratings amid hopes that Hatoyama's government will reinvigorate the world's second-largest economy, polls showed Friday.
  14. New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and his cabinet members pose for photographers after the first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on September 16, 2009. Also seen are Financial Affairs and Postal Reform Minister Shizuka Kamei (L), Vice Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd L), Consumer Affairs and Gender Equality Minister Mizuho Fukushima (2nd R) and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R). The centre-left Prime Minister Hatoyama acclaimed a turning point in history September 16 as he took command of Asia's biggest economy with a pledge to return power to the people.
  15. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Longtime opposition leader Hatoyama was elected prime minister Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate Japan's economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party after more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by conservatives.
  16. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, center, arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Longtime opposition leader Hatoyama was elected prime minister Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate Japan's economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party after more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by conservatives.

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