Wakayama ¨C ¡°In this election, I¡¯m running as an independent newcomer,¡± a man in his early 60s declares, as if to introduce himself in front of a few dozen people gathered in a supermarket parking lot in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture.
His words invite light laughter from the audience.
It¡¯s a balmy Sunday morning, and the candidate is appealing to shoppers one week before the Oct. 27 general election.
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