TOK07 - 19980721 - TOKYO, JAPAN : Japan's three prime ministerial hopefuls: Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi (L), Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) and former Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama, shake hands after a joint press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo 21 July following their registration of candidacy. On 24 July, 413 voters -- 263 lower house members, 103 upperhouse members and 47 delegates from the country's 47 LDP prefectural chapters -- will cast their ballots. EPA PHOTO/AFP/KAZUHIRO NOGI