Noda to take helm in Japan

Newly elected leader of the Democratic Party of Japan Yoshihiko Noda bows as outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan (right) and two of Noda's rivals, former transport minister Sumio Mabuchi (left) and Minister of Agriculture Michihiko Kano, acknowledge his victory after voting by party lawmakers in Tokyo on Monday. Shizuo Kambayashi / Associated Press