Candidates for the leadership of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, from left, Akira Nagatsuma, Goshi Hosono and Katsuya Okada, pose for photographers before their debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Thursday. The new leader will be elected on Jan 18 at the party's extraordinary convention. Okada wears an eye patch as he underwent a retinal detachment surgery recently.
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Wakarimasen
Captain Okada gets my vote just for his fetching eyepatch.
BertieWooster
This is why Abe and the LDP is in power.
No competition.
Someone step up to the plate, PLEASE!
lucabrasi
@Bertie
Go on, old chap. Take Japanese nationality and stand for election. I'd vote for you!
Masatoshi Okaji
＃Wakarimasen
ebisen
It's like the beginning of a joke: "a pirate, a yakuza and a gay once met and shook hands.... "
Master Jack
Okada`s plan is smart...He is the Date Masamune...He will at least win the Sendai voters
PSandoz
Wow! What a dynamic looking bunch. I've got this horrible feeling that Abe will be laughing himself to sleep tonight.
Simon Foston
I don't think there's much in it between them and all those grandads in the LDP, personally.
I doubt he'll be losing much sleep, anyway.
kwatt
It sounds very good. Japan can do freely but some countries can't do this at all.
Serrano
Where's Hatoyama and Kan?
"Captain Okada gets my vote just for his fetching eyepatch."
Arrrrrrr!