Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

OSAKA, Japan - Japan Renaissance Party leader Hideo Watanabe stumps in the city of Sakai in Osaka on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan.

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