Six Party Leaders Debate On Election Platforms

TOKYO - AUGUST 17: Yukio Hatoyama (3rd R), President of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks with (L-R) Mizuho Fukushima, Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Akihiro Ota, Leader of the New Komeito Party, Taro Aso, President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Kazuo Shii, Leader of the Japanese Communist Party and Tamisuke Watanuki, Leader of the People's New Party, during the six party leaders debate at Japan National Press Club on August 17, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Each leader seeks voters' support for the upcoming Lower House Election on August 30. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)