Japan Restoration Party deputy leader and also Osaka Mayor, Toru Hashimoto attends a joint news conference to unveil their party's election campaign platform in Tokyo November 29, 2012. The new Japanese party that hopes to become a force to contend with in a Dec. 16 general election is calling for more defence spending to protect national interests and lower corporate and income taxes to bolster the economy, local media reported on Thursday. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS HEADSHOT)