TOKYO (Reuters) - The social media steamroller credited with helping Barack Obama win re-election as U.S. president is playing a bigger role than ever before in Japanese politics as the country prepares for national elections on Dec 16.
Politicians still plead for votes at rallies and shake hands with commuters in busy train stations, but many have broken the staid mould of the country's lawmakers to send 140-character long messages on Twitter, gather "likes" on Facebook and post video clips on YouTube.
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