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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara.

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma.

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Lower house to approve amended postal bills next Tues.

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii is surrounded by journalists on June 29 after the ruling coalition parties agreed to put a set of bills to privatize Japan Post to a vote in the House of Representatives on July 5. Kamei is known to be strongly opposed to the bills. Fujii is a member of an LDP group of lawmakers strongly opposed to the bills.

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(6)Koizumi reelected as LDP president

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L), Shizuka Kamei (2nd from L), a former chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, join their hands at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20 after Koizumi easily beat the other three in the LDP presidential election.

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(4)Koizumi reelected as LDP president

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, casts his ballot in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20.

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(4)Four LDP contenders speak on their policies

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, former transport minister and one of four contenders in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election, speaks on his policies during an open debate at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17.

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(1)4 LDP presidential candidates in public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), Takao Fujii (2nd from L), a former transport minister, Shizuka Kamei (2nd from R), a former LDP policy chief, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura -- pose for photos prior to their public debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11.

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(3)4 LDP presidential candidates in public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, speaks during a public debate ahead of the presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scheduled for Sept. 20, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11.

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Fujii in Nagoya for LDP presidential election

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, who is challenging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, raises his fists with supporters in Nagoya on Sept. 10 during an election campaign.

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Koizumi, 3 candidates start stumping for support

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, front)Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura hit the campaign trail Sept. 9 at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station for the LDP's Sept. 20 presidential election.

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Koizumi, 3 challengers stump at LDP HQ

TOKYO Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (at rostrum), one of the four candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, speaks at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 9. Seated (from L to R) are the three other candidates, former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura.

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(10)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - The four candidates in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidency election set for Sept. 20 shake hands after a joint press conference at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8. (From R to L) are Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura.

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(9)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii tosses up his hands in response to his supporters at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters on Sept. 8 after he filing his candidacy in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election.

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(2)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii speaks to reporters outside his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 8 before heading to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho to file his candidacy in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election.

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LDP presidential race to start Mon., Koizumi reelection likely

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 election for presidency of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are (clockwise from top left) incumbent President and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei, former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and former Transport Minister Takao Fujii.

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Fujii speaks at Japan National Press Club

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, one of contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 4,

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Fujii, Kamei pep each other

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii (L) and former Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Shizuka Kamei talk on Sept. 4 about their challenge at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election.

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Fujii announces intention to run in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on Sept. 3 about his intention to run in the LDP's presidential election on Sept. 20.

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(2)Hashimoto gives nod for Fujii to run against Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii speaks at a general meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction on Sept. 2 after he was endorsed as the faction's candidate for the LDP presidency.

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(1)Hashimoto gives nod for Fujii to run against Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, gives his assent for Takao Fujii, a member of his faction, to challenge Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for the party presidency at a general meeting of the faction at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 2. Kyodo)

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(3)Hashimoto gives nod for Fujii to run against Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii is surrounded by reporters Sept. 2 after he was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party faction led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto as its candidate for the LDP presidency.

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Fujii to run, sole Hashimoto faction candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii (L) on Sept. 2 discusses his intention to run in the governing Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election Sept. 20. Takashi Sasagawa, the party's deputy secretary general, looks on.

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(1)Hashimoto faction to field 1 challenger to Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former minister, speaks to reporters on Sept. 1 as the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to field a single challenger against the premier in the Sept. 20 poll for the party presidency. Fujii emerged as the final choice after weeks of jockeying among possible challengers in the faction led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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Fujii announces he will run in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii (file photo), a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Hashimoto faction and a former transport minister, formally announces Aug. 20 he will run in the LDP's presidential election on Sept. 20.

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Lower house to approve amended postal bills next Tues.

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii is surrounded by journalists on June 29 after the ruling coalition parties agreed Wednesday to put a set of bills to privatize Japan Post to a vote in the House of Representatives on July 5. Kamei is known to be strongly opposed to the bills. Fujii is a member of an LDP group of lawmakers strongly opposed to the bills. (Kyodo)

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(1)Takao Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, former transport minister, announces he will run in the LDP's presidential election on. The photo was taken on Sept. 2 in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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(2)Takao Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, former transport minister, shakes hands with Takashi Sasagawa after the announcement of running in the LDP's presidential election on. The photo was taken on Sept. 2 in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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(3)Takao Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, former transport minister, finishes the policy meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party faction led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. The photo was taken on Aug. 28 in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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(4)Four LDP contenders speak on their policies

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, former transport minister and one of four contenders in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election, speaks on his policies during an open debate at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17. (Kyodo)

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(6)Koizumi reelected as LDP president

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L), Shizuka Kamei (2nd from L), a former chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, join their hands at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20 after Koizumi easily beat the other three in the LDP presidential election. (Kyodo)

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(4)Koizumi reelected as LDP president

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, casts his ballot in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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Fujii in Nagoya for LDP presidential election

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, who is challenging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, raises his fists with supporters in Nagoya on Sept. 10 during an election campaign. (Kyodo)

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(3)4 LDP presidential candidates in public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, speaks during a public debate ahead of the presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scheduled for Sept. 20, at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi, 3 challengers stump at LDP HQ

TOKYO Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (at rostrum), one of the four candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, speaks at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 9. Seated (from L to R) are the three other candidates, former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura. (Kyodo)

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Fujii speaks at Japan National Press Club

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, one of contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 4, (Kyodo)

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(1)4 LDP presidential candidates in public debate

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), Takao Fujii (2nd from L), a former transport minister, Shizuka Kamei (2nd from R), a former LDP policy chief, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura -- pose for photos prior to their public debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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Fujii, Kamei pep each other

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii (L) and former Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Shizuka Kamei talk on Sept. 4 about their challenge at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election. (Kyodo)

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Fujii announces intention to run in LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Fujii, a former transport minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on Sept. 3 about his intention to run in the LDP's presidential election on Sept. 20. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma's party to pursue 'medium welfare, medium cost-bearing'

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on April 8, 2010, after a meeting with the prospective founding members of the new party called ''Tachiagare Nippon'' (Stand Up, Japan). Former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Liberal Democratic Party Acting Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda, former Cabinet Office senior vice minister Yoshio Nakagawa and former transport minister Takao Fujii took part in the meeting to discuss the policies of the party, which will be headed by Hiranuma. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara. (Kyodo)

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Hiranuma, Yosano launch new party to oppose DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Five founding members of the Sunrise Party of Japan and Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (far R) pose for photographers during a news conference in Tokyo to launch the new party on April 10, 2010. (From L) Former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Yoshio Nakagawa, former transport minister Takao Fujii, former Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma, former Acting Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Hiroyuki Sonoda and Ishihara. (Kyodo)

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(2)LDP presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), Takao Fujii (2nd from L), a former transport minister, Shizuka Kamei (2nd from R), a former LDP policy chief, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura -- in their public debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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(1)LDP presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 presidential election for the Liberal Democratic Party -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L), Takao Fujii (2nd from L), a former transport minister, Shizuka Kamei (2nd from R), a former LDP policy chief, and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura -- in their public debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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(9)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii tosses up his hands in response to his supporters at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters on Sept. 8 after he filing his candidacy in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election. (Kyodo)

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(2)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii speaks to reporters outside his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 8 before heading to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho to file his candidacy in the Sept. 20 LDP presidential election. (Kyodo)

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(10)LDP leadership race starts

TOKYO, Japan - The four candidates in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidency election set for Sept. 20 shake hands after a joint press conference at party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8. (From R to L) are Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former Transport Minister Takao Fujii, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei and former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura. (Kyodo)

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LDP presidential race to start Mon., Koizumi reelection likely

TOKYO, Japan - Four contenders in the Sept. 20 election for presidency of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are (clockwise from top left) incumbent President and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shizuka Kamei, former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and former Transport Minister Takao Fujii. (Kyodo)

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(1)Hashimoto gives nod for Fujii to run against Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, gives his assent for Takao Fujii, a member of his faction, to challenge Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for the party presidency at a general meeting of the faction at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 2. Kyodo)

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Fujii to run, sole Hashimoto faction candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Takao Fujii (L) on Sept. 2 discusses his intention to run in the governing Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election Sept. 20. Takashi Sasagawa, the party's deputy secretary general, looks on. (Kyodo)