Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss

Jul 20, 2025 - 12:00
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Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss
Voters fill in their ballots in the upper house election at a polling station Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Tokyo.

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign.

(Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko)

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