DPJ leadership hopefuls attend open debate

TOKYO, Japan - The three candidates for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) -- incumbent party leader Naoto Kan (C), Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Executive Council Chairman Takahiro Yokomichi (R) -- speak at a panel discussion held at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 20 ahead of Saturday's election.

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