Japan party leaders repeat favored campaign lines as vote nears

As the House of Councillors election looms Sunday with a solid poll lead for Japan's ruling coalition, the heads of major political parties are making extensive use of a few choice phrases to present their cases to voters across the country.With squeezed finances amid rising prices a focal issue, ruling Liberal Democratic Party chief and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is telling crowds his government has the competence to handle the problem, while the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is urging voters to show their anger over the government's response.Kishida has been t…READ FULL ARTICLE