2016 Upper House Election Announcement Date
18-day election campaign begins
June 22, 2016. Tokyo, Japan - Taro Yamamoto, an actor-turned-politician of the People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends, delivers his speech in Tokyo, Japan - Taro Yamamoto, an actor-turned-politician of the People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends, delivers his speech in front of Tokyo's bustling Shinjuku railway station on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, campaigning for Yohei Miyake, Japanese musician and activist independently running for the Diet's leadership. Around 390 candidates are expected to run in the July 10 election as campaigning officially kicks off Wednesday. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-