LDP leader candidates in discussions

LDP leader candidates in discussions

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates running in the upcoming presidential election of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party -- (from L) Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara and former economic and fiscal policy minister Yoshimasa Hayashi -- join hands prior to their discussions at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2012.

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