Duputy leader Naoto Kan and Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) place a red rosette on the name of their candidate during the ballot counting for parliamentary upper house elections at their party headquarters Sunday in Tokyo. The DPJ was encouraged by early results suggesting a major victory in parliamentary elections, a senior party official said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Koji Sasahara