Campaigning starts for general election

Campaigning starts for general election

SHIBUKAWA, Japan - Yuko Obuchi, who is running in the Dec. 14 general election with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, bows to her supporters in the central Japan city of Shibukawa on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of the official campaigning. Obuchi gave up her trade minister post due to political fund scandal in October.

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