Party leaders wind down upper house election campaigns

Party leaders wind down upper house election campaigns

Katsuya Okada (R), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, shakes hands with people in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, central Japan on July 9, 2016, a day before the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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