(FILES) This file photo taken on May 13, 2017 shows Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso posing before a meeting during a G7 summit of Finance Ministers in Bari. Japan's gaffe-prone deputy prime minister Taro Aso was in hot water on August 30 as he retracted comments about Adolf Hitler having the "right motives". Aso used the Nazi leader -- responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews during World War II -- as an example to stress the importance of getting a job done. / AFP PHOTO / Alberto PIZZOLI