TOKYO - Students and educators have voiced concerns that noisy campaigning in the runup to the Feb. 8 general election could disrupt studying and test-taking during entrance-exam season.

The House of Representatives election will be the first for the chamber held in February since 1990 -- a time when entrance exams for universities nationwide and private junior high schools in Tokyo take place.

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