“Polls open on Sunday in Japan, where half of the seats in its Upper House of Parliament will be contested in the first national election since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office last year,” the New York Times reports.
“The emergence of right-wing populist parties that appeal to younger voters has threatened the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, with polls showing they could lose seats, and perhaps even their majority, in the chamber.
”Financial Times: “Japan’s ruling bloc led by the Liberal Democratic party is in danger of losing its majority in both houses of parliament for the first time in 15 years as a backlash led by first-time voters, inflation-strained households and savvy social media campaigners hits traditional politics.”