Hatoyama makes final plea for voter support

Hatoyama makes final plea for voter support

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama makes his final plea for voter support in front of JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on the eve of Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. A series of media polls show the main opposition party is headed toward a landslide victory in the election, ending the Liberal Democratic Party's almost total control of Japanese politics for more than half a century. (Kyodo)

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