Democratic Party of Japan Representative Election
Four Candidates Hold Joint Press Conference
September 10, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Former Agriculture Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu makes his point during a joint news conference by four candidates running in the leadership contest of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan at a Tokyo hotel on Monday, September 10, 2021. Akamatsu is running for the office against incumbent Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, former internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi and Michihiko Kano. (Photo by AFLO) UUK -mis-