Japan’s Voters Head to Polls With Ishiba’s Premiership at Stake

Japan’s voters will deliver a verdict on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s 10 months in office on Sunday, in an upper house election that takes place amid simmering discontent over inflation and unresolved negotiations with the US on tariffs.

Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., with local media likely to release exit polls soon afterward. Half the seats of the upper house are up for grabs every three years.