Today, Japanese voters began voting in elections to the upper house of parliament.
The current Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party, stressed the importance of protecting free and fair elections, which are the foundation of democracy.
The official Japanese news agency Kyodo said the results of the triennial election are a measure of voter confidence, almost nine months after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came to power, who challenged his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito the goal is to maintain a majority in the Senate.
Election campaigns resumed yesterday amid tight security measures after they were suspended for a short period following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
