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The 27th House of Councillors election will be officially announced on the 3rd.

The 17-day election campaign will begin, focusing on issues such as measures against rising prices, leading up to the voting day on the 20th of this month.

The 27th House of Councillors election will be officially announced on the 3rd, and candidate registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.

This election will be contested for 125 seats: 124 seats up for re-election out of the total 248 seats, plus one seat to fill a vacancy in the Tokyo constituency.

According to NHKs summary, as of the 2nd, a total of 347 people are expected to run in 45 electoral districts nationwide, where there are 75 seats available.

By political party and organization: the Liberal Democratic Party has 48 people; the Constitutional Democratic Party has 29; Nippon Ishin no Kai has 15; Komeito has 7; the Democratic Party for the People has 22; the Communist Party has 28; Reiwa Shinsengumi has 12; Sanseito has 45; the Japan Conservative Party has 5; the Social Democratic Party has 6; Minna de Tsukuru To has 1; Genzei Nippon has 1; the NHK Party has 45; Saisei no Michi has 1; Team Mirai has 12; Nihon Seishinkai has 10; the Japan Reform Party has 9; the Independent Coalition has 8; Other Minor Parties have 10; and there are 33 independents.

The number of prospective candidates running in the electoral district is 20 fewer than the number of candidates in the previous election three years ago.

On the other hand, a total of 172 people are planning to run for the 50 seats in the proportional representation system.

By political party or political organization: 31 from the Liberal Democratic Party, 22 from the Constitutional Democratic Party, 13 from Nippon Ishin Japan Innovation Party, 17 from Komeito, 19 from the Democratic Party for the People, 19 from the Communist Party, 12 from Reiwa Shinsengumi, 10 from the Sanseito, 4 from the Japan Conservative Party, 5 from the Social Democratic Party, 3 from the NHK Party, 9 from the Path to Revival, 3 from Team Mirai, 2 from the Japan Seishinkai, 1 from the Japan Reform Party, and 2 from the Independent Union.

As a result, the total number of prospective candidates for both single-seat constituencies and proportional representation is 519, which is 26 fewer than the number of candidates in the previous election three years ago.

The number of women is 152, accounting for nearly 30% of the total, which is expected to be the second highest percentage ever after the previous time.

While the ruling party has become a minority in the House of Representatives, the key point is whether the ruling party can maintain a majority in the House of Councillors by combining non-contested seats, or whether the opposition can prevent this. In order for the ruling party to maintain a majority, it needs to secure 50 seats.

In the election campaign, measures to address rising prices, which have become an urgent issue, are expected to be the main point of contention. Each party is advocating for things such as providing benefits, lowering or abolishing the consumption tax rate, and measures to counter the soaring price of rice.

Additionally, debates will be held on issues such as social security including pensions, measures to address the declining birthrate, diplomatic and security policies including responses to U.S. tariff actions, and the handling of corporate and organizational donations that were not concluded in the Diet.

Each party will enter a 17-day election campaign leading up to the voting day on the 20th of this month.

The ruling party will maintain a majority by securing 50 seats—can the opposition block this? In this House of Councillors election, 125 seats are being contested: 124 seats up for re-election and one supplementary seat for the Tokyo constituency, out of a total of 248 seats.

For this reason, the majority of seats being contested this time will be 63.

Also, since the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito together have 75 uncontested seats, the ruling parties need to secure 50 seats to maintain a majority overall.

In this election, the main focus is whether the ruling parties, who are currently a minority in the House of Representatives, can maintain a majority when combined with their non-contested seats, or whether the opposition parties can prevent this.

The composition of seats before the election, including those not up for re-election, is as follows: [Ruling parties] Liberal Democratic Party LDP has 114, Komeito has 27; [Opposition parties] Constitutional Democratic Party has 38, Japan Innovation Party has 17, Democratic Party for the People has 9, Communist Party has 11, Reiwa Shinsengumi has 5, Sanseito has 2, Social Democratic Party has 2, NHK Party has 2, and independents have 12.

Of these, in the upcoming election, the seats up for re-election are: [Ruling parties] Liberal Democratic Party LDP 52, Komeito 14; [Opposition parties] Constitutional Democratic Party 22, Japan Innovation Party 5, Democratic Party for the People 4, Communist Party 7, Reiwa Shinsengumi 2, Sanseito 1, Social Democratic Party 1, NHK Party 1, and Independents 7.

According to NHKs summary, there are 14 lawmakers who do not plan to run in the upcoming House of Councillors election and are scheduled to retire at the end of this term.

In the Liberal Democratic Party, Mr. Hidehisa Otsuji, who served as President of the House of Councillors and Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Mr. Seiichi Eto, who served as Minister in charge of Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens, are among those retiring.

In the Komeito Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi, who served as the party leader for 15 years from 2009 until last year, and others are retiring.

In the opposition parties, Mr. Takeshi Fujimaki, who served two terms for Nippon Ishin no Kai, will retire.

Tomoko Kami, who served four terms with the Communist Party, is retiring.

In the Reiwa Shinsengumi party, Mr. Yasuhiko Funago, who was first elected six years ago through the proportional representation special frame, is retiring.

Independent lawmaker Tetsumi Takara, who served one term representing the Okinawa constituency, is retiring.

LDP 7 members: Hidehisa Otsuji, Seiichi Eto, Nobuaki Sato, Toshio Yamada, Masahiro Ishii, Yoshifumi Tsuge, Toshimasa Hanyu Komeito 3 members: Natsuo Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenyu Wakamatsu Ishin 1 member: Takeshi Fujimaki Communist 1 member: Tomoko Kami Reiwa 1 member: Yasuhiko Funago Independent 1 member: Tetsumi Takara Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Murakamis Statement On the occasion of the announcement of the House of Councillors election, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Murakami issued a statement.

In his speech, he said, Elections are the most important and fundamental opportunity for the people to participate in politics as sovereigns.

We hope that all eligible voters will actively participate in voting, think and make decisions for themselves, and choose the person they consider most suitable as their representative.

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