The official campaigning begins in Japan for the House of Councillors election on July 10, as the ruling and opposition parties rush to address inflation concerns and spar over whether a more robust defense posture is necessary in the wake of Russia s war on Ukraine.
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.
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the central bank should maintain its ultr.