Voters Scrutinize Stump Speeches for Japan Upper House Election

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Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Voters in Japan listened enthusiastically to stump speeches by political party officials Sunday, ahead of the upcoming House of Councillors election. The day was the first Sunday after the official campaign period for the July 20 election for the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, started Thursday. In Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefectur…

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Voters in Japan listened enthusiastically to stump speeches by political party officials Sunday, ahead of the upcoming House of Councillors election. The day was the first Sunday after the official campaign period for the July 20 election for the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, started Thursday. In Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefectur…