JAPAN - 2004

TOKYO, JAPAN: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) delivers a speech before a discussion with Fidel Ramos (R), former president of the Philippines, and Yasuhiro Nakasone, former Japanese prime minister, as part of the 10th International Conference on 'The Future of Asia' organized by Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper at a Tokyo hotel, 03 June 2004. The conference is an extraordinary forum where leaders and prominent executives from throughout Asia present their latest ideas for and lasting change to the region. 

AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)