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Crowded Races Expected in Japan's Lower House Poll as Parties Shift from Coordination to Fielding Own Candidates

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By Kensaku Fujiwara and Kojiro Tanikawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

16:12 JST, January 28, 2026

Official campaigning for the House of Representatives election kicked off Tuesday, with both ruling and opposition parties prioritizing the fielding of their own candidates over inter-party coordination. Some constituencies have become crowded battlegrounds, reflecting an increasingly multiparty pol...

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