THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 29, 2021 at 14:05 JST
From left: Seiji Osaka, Junya Ogawa, Kenta Izumi and Chinami Nishimura pose before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 22. They are running in the leadership election of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
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