3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates in the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership election shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 11 after filing their candidacies. They are Takahiro Yokomichi, incumbent leader Naoto Kan, and Yukio Hatoyama (from left to right). A total of 321 people are eligible to vote in the Sept. 25 election.

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221127) -- CIANJUR, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 27, 2022 shows houses damaged in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Sukamulya village of Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. As of Sunday, the death toll of the quake hitting West Java on Monday rose to 321 and 11 others were missing with 73,874 people displaced. The quake also destroyed 62,628 houses, the chief of the country's disaster agency said Sunday. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221127) -- CIANJUR, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers deliver aid for villagers after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 27, 2022. As of Sunday, the death toll of the quake hitting West Java on Monday rose to 321 and 11 others were missing with 73,874 people displaced. The quake also destroyed 62,628 houses, the chief of the country's disaster agency said Sunday. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-CIANJUR-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(221127) -- CIANJUR, Nov. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work on the ruins after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Sukamulya village of Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Nov. 27, 2022. As of Sunday, the death toll of the quake hitting West Java on Monday rose to 321 and 11 others were missing with 73,874 people displaced. The quake also destroyed 62,628 houses, the chief of the country's disaster agency said Sunday. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

3 DPJ presidential candidates kick off campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Three candidates in the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership election shake hands at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 11 after filing their candidacies. They are Takahiro Yokomichi, incumbent leader Naoto Kan, and Yukio Hatoyama (from left to right). A total of 321 people are eligible to vote in the Sept. 25 election.