2016 Upper House Election: Political Debate among 9 Party Leaders

(From left) Tomomi Inada, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party; Shigeki Sato, deputy policy chief of the New Komeito; Shizouri Yamao, policy chief of the Democratic Progressive Party; Akira Koike, secretary general of the Communist Party; Nobuyuki Baba, secretary general of the Osaka Restoration Association; Kyoko Nakayama, president of the Japan Party for the Promotion of Science; Mizuho Fukushima, deputy leader of the Social Democratic Party; Denny Tamaki, secretary general of the Seikatsu Party; and Hiroyuki Arai, president of the New Party Reform. In this photo taken at 3:45 p.m. on June 18, 2016 in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, Japan, the following are shown: Kyoko Nakayama, president of the Japan's Kokoro wo Hosokoni Shiru Party; Mizuho Fukushima, vice president of the Social Democratic Party; Denny Tamaki, secretary general of the Seikatsu no Tojin Party; and Hiroyuki Arai, president of the New Party Reform. Photo by Ai Kawahira at 3:45 p.m. on June 18.