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Ayaka Shiomura, a candidate for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech in the runup to last month’s upper house elections.

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on the campaign trail in Yurakucho.

Japanese lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi greets supporters during a campaign event in support of Liberal Democratic Party candidate Keizo Takemi, right, before last month’s upper house elections.​

​Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech during a campaign event in support of Liberal Democratic Party candidates Keizo Takemi, left, and Daichi Suzuki, right, before last month’s upper house elections.

Rodrigo Reyes Marin is a freelance photojournalist and videographer based in Tokyo.