The 10th is the voting day for the Upper House election.
Preparations are underway to set up polling stations all over the country.
The 26th House of Councilors election, announced on the 22nd of last month, will be the final day of the 18-day election contest on the 9th.
With the voting day on the 10th, preparations such as setting up polling stations are underway in various parts of the country.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, on the 10th, voting will be held from 7:00 am at about 46,000 polling stations nationwide except for some areas such as remote islands.
On the other hand, in this election, the voting end time will be advanced before 8:00 pm at more than 17,000 polling stations in 45 prefectures, which is 38% of the total, for the purpose of reducing the burden on witnesses.
Of these, 97% in Ibaraki prefecture, 94% in Shimane prefecture, and 91% in Tochigi prefecture will advance the voting end time.
In this House of Councilors election, 545 people are running for 125 seats in the constituency and proportional representation, and are fighting over diplomatic and security policies such as measures against rising prices and defense capabilities. ..
The street speech will be available until 8 pm on the 9th, and the leaders and candidates of each party will call for support to the last minute.