Residents of the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit both by a massive earthquake and a heavy rain disaster earlier this year, have mixed feelings of hope and resignation over politics ahead of Sunday's general election.
The slow pace of reconstruction after the disasters has residents worried that they could be left behind, although a number of ruling and opposition party leaders have visited affected areas.
On Oct. 5, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited an evacuation center in the Otani district of the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the northern part of the peninsula.
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