Editorial

16:30 JST, July 20, 2025

As uncertain information is spreading easily and there are groups that make extreme assertions, making the wrong choice could lead to political and economic turmoil.

Voters must decide carefully for themselves which party or candidate they can trust and cast their precious ballots.

Sunday is the day of the House of Councillors election. The focus is on whether the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition party Komeito will win 50 or more seats to maintain their majority in the upper house, together with the coalition’s upper house members who are not up for election this time.

However, they are in a difficult position. If the LDP and Komeito become the minority ruling parties in the upper house like in the House of Representatives, running the government will be even........

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