Article Photos: Japan opposition leaders urge stronger defense



  Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates try to hold each other's hands for photos after filing their candidacies for the race at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Five lawmakers hoping to become Japan's next prime minister have filed candidacies to lead Japan's opposition party. They are, from left, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Nobuteru Ishihara, Nobutaka Machimura, Shigeru Ishiba and Shinzou Abe. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

Japan's opposition Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates try to hold each other's hands for photos after filing their candidacies for the race at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Five lawmakers hoping to become Japan's next prime minister have filed candidacies to lead Japan's opposition party. They are, from left, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Nobuteru Ishihara, Nobutaka Machimura, Shigeru Ishiba and Shinzou Abe. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)