FILE PHOTO: Candidates for the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Taro Kono, the cabinet minister in charge of vaccinations, Fumio Kishida, former foreign minister, Sanae Takaichi, former internal affairs minister and Seiko Noda, former internal affairs minister, attend a debate organized by the Liberal Democratic Party, Youth Bureau, Women’s Bureau at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 20, 2021. Philip Fong/Pool via REUTERS