3 candidates in LDP presidential election debate in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates running in the presidential election for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party -- (from L to R) former Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, former Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono and former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki -- join hands at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2009, before their public debate session.

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