Japan Politics
Japan's leading opposition Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates, from left, Shinzou Abe, Shigeru Ishiba, Nobutaka Machimura, Nobuteru Ishihara and Yoshimasa Hayashi, hold their hands together prior to a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
