'Daruma' dolls also ready for Sept. 11 lower house election

'Daruma' dolls also ready for Sept. 11 lower house election

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ''daruma'' doll producer in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, is busy Aug. 28 making ''daruma'' dolls ordered by candidates for the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election, the official campaign for which starts on Aug. 30. The ''daruma'' are a sort of traditional charm for the fulfillment of some special wish.

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