THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 22, 2022 at 18:30 JST
Voters in Tokyo listen to a speech on June 22, the start of campaigning for the July 10 Upper House election. (Tatsuya Shimada)
Campaigning kicked off June 22 for the Upper House election that will give voters their first opportunity to assess the Kishida administration’s performance since it took power eight months ago, with skyrocketing increases in consumer prices and fuel due to the weakening yen being a key issue. [Read More]
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