3 candidates formally enter leadership contest for opposition LDP

3 candidates formally enter leadership contest for opposition LDP

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, 64, former Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono, 46, and former Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, 46, shake hands during a press conference on Sept. 18, 2009, in announcing their candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election slated for Sept. 28, 2009.

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