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Voter Turnout Rises to 58 Pct in Japan Upper House Election

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Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–The voter turnout for Sunday’s House of Councillors election in Japan was 58.51 pct, up 6.46 percentage points from the previous Upper House poll in 2022, the internal affairs ministry said Monday. The country posted a voter turnout exceeding 55 pct in an Upper House election for the first time since 2010, when the now-defunct Democratic Party of Japan was in po…

Voter Turnout Rises to 58 Pct in Japan Upper House Election

Tokyo, July 21 (Jiji Press)–The voter turnout for Sunday’s House of Councillors election in Japan was 58.51 pct, up 6.46 percentage points from the previous Upper House poll in 2022, the internal affairs ministry said Monday. The country posted a voter turnout exceeding 55 pct in an Upper House election for the first time since 2010, when the now-defunct Democratic Party of Japan was in po…

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