Japan upper house election to be held on July 20 (Japanese media report)

July 20 2025 date being reported for the Japanese Upper House election. The 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election is scheduled by July 22, so July 20 seems reasonable.

It’s a half-election for the upper house, with 124 of the 248 seats up for grabs

• the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition must retain at least 125 seats to maintain its majority in the upper house.

PM Ishiba, who assumed the premiership in November 2024 following the LDP’s loss of its lower house majority, now leads a minority government.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.