Japan's Noda on the defensive as campaign kicks off in Fukushima
By Cai Hong in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2012-12-05 08:19
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Shinzo Abe, leader of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and former prime minister, raises his fist and shouts Ganbaro, or "Fight", with other party candidates and supporters in Fukushima at the start of his official campaign for the Dec 16 lower house election on Tuesday. Issei Kato / Reuters |
With support for his cabinet and party declining, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is on the defensive for himself and for the Democratic Party of Japan.
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