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 TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded for support for his faltering Liberal Democratic Party on the eve of Sunday elections, saying that only the ruling bloc has the ability to turn around Japan's economy.
Wrapping up campaigning in what is expected to be one of the most heated elections in years, Abe told a crowd of thousands in central Tokyo: "We will move forward with reforms and improve the economy."
"There is no way the Democrats and other opposition parties can push through reforms," he said, rolling up his sleeves and speaking in a voice hoarse from a campaign that has failed to reverse his dismal poll ratings.
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