Japan’s Democratic Party leaders raise their fists to vow a victory in coming upper house election

Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Banri Kaieda speaks to the media after the regular party congress in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 24, 2013. DPJ hold its regular party congress on Sunday, vowing to spare no efforts to grab a victory in the upper house election this summer.

Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Banri Kaieda (front R) and the party’s policy chief Hosono Goshi (front L) raise their fists during the regular party congress in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki>