Candidates For Japanese Prime Minister Attend Meeting

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 24: Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) attend a press conference at a town meeting on July 24, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan. Koizumi has announced he will step down from his current position as prime minister in September. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Foreign Minister Taro Aso are the strongest candidates to replace him (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)