Aso, Hatoyama in general election campaigning

Aso, Hatoyama in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Two separate photos show Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (L) punching the air at a stump stop near JR Yokohama Station, and Prime Minister Taro Aso (R), who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waving near JR Akabane Station, respectively, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for Japan's Aug. 30 House of Representatives election.

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