Japan Digest · 2025/06/29
Ishiba Cabinet Sets Upper House Election for July 3 Announcement, July 20 Voting At a Cabinet meeting on the morning of June 24, it was decided that the upcoming House of Councillors (Upper House) election will be formally announced on July 3, with voting and ballot counting to take place on July 20. Key campaign issues are expected to include rising prices, rice policy, and how to respond to tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States. Of the House of Councillors'...