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Japan heads to the polls for Upper House elections © France 24

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Issued on: 20/07/2025 - 12:42

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house election that could unleash political turmoil, with rising prices, immigration concerns and the emergence of a Trump-style "Japanese-first" party threatening to weaken Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power. Simon Moritz has the details.

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