A guide to the 2025 upper house elections
What to watch for when Japan votes on 20 July
I have been hard at work on my forecast for Japan’s upper house elections, which I have completed today. Paid subscribers will be able to access the full report from this post. Free subscribers can purchase the report here. While the report includes a forecast — based on analysis of district-level races, past election results, and other data — it is also intended as a compact guide for following the upper house elections, and includes a list of the races to watch, major policy questions, the political stakes, and other analysis. I also have a new essay at Nikkei Asia discussing what is at stake for Japan in the upper house elections here.
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