Japan Lower House Election Campaign Kicks Off

OSAKA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 02: Japan Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (C) holds hands with his party candidates Takeshi Miyamoto (R) and Tadashi shimitzu (L) during their official election party campaign for the upcoming lower house election on December 2, 2014 in Osaka, Japan. The focal points of the election on December 14 are economic programs, postponement of consumption tax hike, re-interpretation of Constitution on collective self-defense, and the future of nuclear energy. This is the first lower house election after a ban was lifted on using internet for election campaigns. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)