December 14 Lower House Election Rally in Chiba Japan

December 14 lower house election rally in Tokyo
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Ichikawa, Japan – Katsuya Okada, acting president of the Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a sparse crowd in his stumping tour to Ichikawa, a Chiba prefectural city located just east of Tokyo, on Friday, December 5, 2014. The main opposition DPJ is unlikely to pose a major threat to the dominance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the December 14 lower house election, according to a latest poll. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO)

December 14 lower house election rally in Tokyo
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Ichikawa, Japan – A large crowd turns out to hear Shigeru Ishiba of the Liberal Democratic Party in his stumping tour to Ichikawa, a Chiba prefectural city located just east of Tokyo, on Friday, December 5, 2014. The ruling LDP is expected to maintain its dominance in Diet in the Dec. 14 lower house election, according to a latest poll. (Photo by Kaku Kurita/AFLO)