From left, Takayuki Kobayashi, Toshimitsu Motegi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi pose prior to a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday. The five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct 4 outlined some of their policies at a joint news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi, one of the frontrunners in the ruling party leadership race, voiced eagerness to boost the issuance of deficit-covering government bonds if necessary to fund measures for Japan's economic growth. Takaichi, viewed by market participants as a fiscal dove unlike incumbent Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, has promised to bolster the economy through "responsible, aggressive and wise spending." At 44 years old, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is the youngest of the five candidates and also seen as a frontrunner in the race.