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Kazuo Shii, the Japanese Communist Party Central Committee chairman, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

101st anniv. of Japanese Communist Party founding

Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, makes a speech at an event marking the 101st anniversary of the party's founding in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2023.

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi.

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JCP fares well in lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (R) smiles as he receives the results of the lower house election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Sendagaya district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The JCP is expected to increase its seats substantially in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Election campaign begins with focus on "Abenomics"

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii kicks off his party's campaign for the Dec. 14 general election in Tokyo's busy Shinjuku district on Dec. 2, 2014. Opposition parties, including the JCP, are pushing alternatives to "Abenomics," the economic policy package of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which they say has widened the gap between haves and have-nots.

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party.

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JCP vows to cancel consumption tax hike to 10%

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii announces a set of campaign pledges for the Dec. 14 lower house election at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014. The JCP promises to "cancel" another consumption tax hike in 2017 and seek other ways to secure funds for social security.

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JCP chief Shii speaks at Korea University

SEOUL, South Korea - Kazuo Shii, chairman of the executive committee of the Japanese Communist Party, delivers a speech at Korea University in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2014.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii answers reporters' questions on the House of Councillors election at the JCP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo series shows leaders of Japanese political parties campaigning on July 20, 2013, the day before the upper house election. They are (top row, from L) Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan; (middle row, from L) Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii; Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the People's Life Party; Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe; (bottom row, from L) Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party; Kuniko Tanioka, leader of the Green Wind party; and Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii makes a stump speech in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on July 4, 2013, the day official campaigning started for the July 21 upper house election that will be a key test of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's leadership over the past seven months.

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Party leaders' debate

TOKYO, Japan - Political party chiefs join hands before a debate on their policies in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election. From left are Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, People's Life Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda, Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe, Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Green Wind party head Kuniko Tanioka.

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Party leaders' debate

TOKYO, Japan - Political party chiefs join hands before a debate on their policies in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election. From left are Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, People's Life Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda, Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe, Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Green Wind party head Kuniko Tanioka.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, leader of the opposition Japanese Communist Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, holds a press conference in Tokyo shortly after midnight of June 23, 2013, after the party increased its seats from eight to 17 in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Japan general election eve

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, makes a stump speech in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2012, on the eve of the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (top column, from R to L) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Kada, head of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, (center column, from R to L) former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Yoshimi Watanabe, head of Your Party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, (bottom column, from R to L) Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, Shozaburo Jimi, head of the People's New Party, Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, and Yoichi Masuzoe, head of the New Renaissance Party, while making stump speeches at various locations across the country on Dec. 4, 2012, as official campaigning kicked off the same day for the Dec. 16 general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, makes a stump speech in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning kicked off for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party, Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party, Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party, Muneo Suzuki of the New Party Daichi and Yoichi Masuzoe of the New Renaissance Party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Koike (R), former upper house lawmaker of the Japanese Communist Party, 50, waves to his supporters, with JCP chief Kazuo Shii standing next to him, in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, as Koike kicked off campaigning for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Koike is among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

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Campaigning gets under way for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, leader of the Japanese Communist Party, delivers a stump speech in front of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2010, as official campaigning begins for the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Political leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of political parties -- (from L to R) New Renaissance Party's Yoichi Masuzoe, People's New Party's Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, Liberal Democratic Party's Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Naoto Kan (who also serves as Democratic Party of Japan leader), New Komeito party's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Social Democratic Party's Mizuho Fukushima, Your Party's Yoshimi Watanabe and Sunrise Party of Japan's Takeo Hiranuma -- take part in a nationally televised debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 22, 2010, ahead of the June 24 start of official campaigning for the House of Councillors election.

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Political leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of political parties -- (from L to R) New Renaissance Party's Yoichi Masuzoe, People's New Party's Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, Liberal Democratic Party's Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Naoto Kan (who also serves as Democratic Party of Japan leader), New Komeito party's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Social Democratic Party's Mizuho Fukushima, Your Party's Yoshimi Watanabe and Sunrise Party of Japan's Takeo Hiranuma -- take part in a nationally televised debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 22, 2010, ahead of the June 24 start of official campaigning for the House of Councillors election.

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Party leaders hold public debate before upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of political parties -- (from L to R) New Renaissance Party's Yoichi Masuzoe, People's New Party's Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, Liberal Democratic Party's Sadakazu Tanigaki, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as Democratic Party of Japan's leader, New Komeito party's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Social Democratic Party's Mizuho Fukushima, Your Party's Yoshimi Watanabe and Sunrise Party of Japan's Takeo Hiranuma -- line up at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 22, 2010, before their public debate ahead of the June 24 start of official campaign for the House of Councillors election.

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Japanese Communist Party head backs U.S. base removal

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii gives a speech in Washington on May 7, 2010. Shii, the first JCP chief to visit the United States, also met with a U.S. State Department official the same day, calling for the unconditional removal of the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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DPJ's Hatoyama, Okada in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the party, head to a meeting with Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii in parliament on Sept. 10, 2009.

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Communist party chief Shii in general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii speaks during a TV interview at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 30 after the House of Representatives election.

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JCP head Shii asks voters for support in general election

FUNABASHI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii gives a stump speech near JR Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2009, making a final plea for voter support in the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Shii, who heads the minor opposition party, is among candidates seeking reelection as a lower house member.

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Shii in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii waves after giving a stump speech near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 18. Shii is among candidates seeking reelection as a House of Representatives member. Official campaigning started the same day for the Aug. 30 lower house election.

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Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii stumps in front of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan.

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Aso, Hatoyama, 4 other major party heads

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Social Democratic Party head Mizuho Fukushima, New Komeito party leader Akihiro Ota, Prime Minister Taro Aso who doubles as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and People's New Party head Tamisuke Watanuki shake hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 17, on the eve of the start of official campaigning for the Aug. 30 general election.

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JCP ready to work with DPJ, but not OK with all DPJ pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii holds up the party's manifesto for the Aug. 30 general election during a press conference at the JCP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 28.

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Japanese Communist Party leader Shii launches election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, kicks off his House of Councillors election campaign at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on July 12. Voting and vote counting are scheduled for July 29.

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Party chiefs engage in pension debate ahead of election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Tamisuke Watanuki, head of the People's New Party, Kazuo Shii, head of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also head of the Liberal Democratic Party, Akihiro Ota, head of the New Komeito party, Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party and Yasuo Tanaka, head of the New Party Nippon, pose for photos after the end of their joint forum discussion at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 11.

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GSDF monitoring civic group activities: internal documents

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, briefs reporters about internal documents of the Ground Self-Defense Force intelligence corps during a news conference in Tokyo on June 6.

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4 opposition parties call for Fukui's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) People's New Party leader Tamisuke Watanuki, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii, Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa and Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima meet in the Diet building on June 24. Later they issued a ''joint emergency appeal'' callong on Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui to step down to take responsibility for his controversial investment.

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Opposition leaders take stand against end to U.S. beef import ban

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa (L) and Japanse Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii look at a sheet of paper during a meeting of four opposition parties held in Tokyo on June 13 oppose an imminent decision by the Japanese government to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports over mad cow disease. The opposition leaders said that such action would be totally politically-motivated and would sacrifice food safety.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks during the opening session of a four-day party convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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JCP put up 'good, brave fight' in general election, Shii says

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Communist Party leader, Kazuo Shii, said at the opening of the party's Central Executive Committee general meeting on Oct. 10 that his party had put up ''a good fight'' in the Sept. 11 general election in the face of the popularity of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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Political party leaders cast votes for general election

FUNABASHI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii casts his vote for the House of Representatives election in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 11.

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Political party leaders make last appeal to voters

URAYASU, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii appeals for voters' support on the last day of official campaigning for the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 10.

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Party leaders make campaign speeches

OMIYA, Japan -Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii makes an election speech outside JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 4.

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Party leaders on the stumping

KOBE, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii go on shaking hands with people after delivering an election speech in Kobe on September 3.

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Political party leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of six political parties are seated at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 29 for a major debate. (From L to R) People's New Party head Tamisuke Watanuki, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who also heads the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan President Katsuya Okada, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Social Democratic Party head Mizuho Fukushima.

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Political party leaders hold pre-election debate

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 29.

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Political party leaders hold debate ahead of general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's political party leaders join hands prior to their debate ahead of the Sept. 11 general election at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 29. (From L to R) People's New Party head Tamisuke Watanuki, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who also heads the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan President Katsuya Okada, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Social Democratic Party head Mizuho Fukushima.