Ota makes last call for voter support on eve of general election

Ota makes last call for voter support on eve of general election

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ota, leader of the New Komeito party, asks supporters for their support during a campaign stop near JR Akabane Station in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2009, the eve of Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Ota, who heads a junior partner of the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, is among candidates seeking reelection as a House of Representatives member.

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