Like many other academics around Japan, a male researcher at the Riken research institute feels an increasing sense of crisis that he will be laid off after his employment contract ends in March 2023.
"A state of emergency will have adverse impacts on the economy, but (protecting) life is the top priority," said Takaichi, head of the party's Policy Research Council.
Ruling and opposition party heavyweights took to streets across the country to appeal to voters Saturday, the first weekend since the House of Representatives was dissolved Thursday.
The Oct. 24 by-elections in Shizuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures will allow voters to make their feelings known about the new administration launched by the prime minister this week.