The heads of Japanese political parties traveled a total of 84,302 kilometers across Japan, equivalent to more than two laps around the Earth, for stump speeches during the 12-day official campaign period for Sunday's general election, according to data announced by the parties.
In the campaign period, which ended Saturday night, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, clocked 14,387 km, longer than any other party leaders.
On Oct. 15, the first day of campaigning, Ishiba kicked off his stumping tour in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. He made his final campaign speech in the Toyosu district of Tokyo.
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