THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2022 at 17:17 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves to voters in Fuji-Yoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 9. (Tatsuhiko Yoshizawa)
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