TOKYO -- The 12-day campaign for control of Japan's government got underway on Tuesday, with over 1,000 candidates vying for 465 seats in the Oct. 31 lower house election.
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The Liberal Democratic Party leader, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Constitutional Democratic Party leader Yukio Edano. The ruling coalition faces a test from the CDP together with three smaller parties. (Source photo by Uichiro Kasai and Kai Fujii)
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