On July 20, local time, Japan will hold a vote for the Senate elections in the National Diet. With the exception of some regions, voting hours are from 7:00 to 20:00 local time. The total number of seats in the Japanese Senate is 248. Senators serve a six-year term, and half of the seats are re-elected every three years. The current Senate election will compete for 124 reelected seats and 1 seat in the Tokyo constituency by-election, for a total of 125 seats. The total number of non-elected senators from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party is 75. If the ruling party wants a majority of seats in the Senate, it must obtain a total of at least 50 seats in this Senate election.

On July 20, local time, Japan will hold a vote for the Senate elections in the National Diet. With the exception of some regions, voting hours are from 7:00 to 20:00 local time. The total number of seats in the Japanese Senate is 248. Senators serve a six-year term, and half of the seats are re-elected every three years. The current Senate election will compete for 124 reelected seats and 1 seat in the Tokyo constituency by-election, for a total of 125 seats. The total number of non-elected senators from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party is 75. If the ruling party wants a majority of seats in the Senate, it must obtain a total of at least 50 seats in this Senate election.