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| Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4902 |
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| Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) during an election campaign in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.44Y5347 |
Japan's ruling party and main opposition party leaders arrive in the
city of Fukui on the same day to address their supporters during an
upcoming upper house election campaign. Fukui, Japan. 02/07/2010
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| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) speaks and his party Fukui candidate Yamazaki Masaaki(R) waves hand during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4784 |
Official campaigning of upper house elections kicked off June 24 and
election will be held July 11. Upcoming elections will be the first
national poll since the DPJ came to power in last year September.
The upper house has less power in parliament’s two chambers. Lower house
has authority to select a prime minister and make the budget pacts but
upper house can reject other bills approved lower house. DPJ need
majority of upper house chamber for smoothly run their policy.
Upper house has 242 seats members and election will held for select
to 121 members. Half of the seats of upper house chamber are chosen by
ballot every three years. Last upper house election was in July 2007.
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| Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan Waves his supporters from car during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y5371 |
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| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sadakazu Tanigaki (C) and his party Fukui candidate Yamazaki Masaaki(R) react during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4793 |
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| Police officers carry small barricade and walk pass the political campaigners during an election campaign in Fukui city, about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 44Y4869 |
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| Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his party candidate Inobe Kouta (C) react during an election campaign in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan July 2,2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.44Y5236 |
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