Voting under way in Japan's 1st election since change of gov't

Voting under way in Japan's 1st election since change of gov't

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A voter sterilizes his shoes at an entrance to a polling station in the city of Miyazaki hit by the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic before casting his ballot for the House of Councillors election on July 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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