Japan's Opposition Party Faces Setbacks in House of Representatives Election

Preliminary results from Japan's House of Representatives election indicate significant losses for the largest opposition party, the Centrist Reform Union. According to Ming Pao, several veteran politicians from the party are likely to lose in single-member districts and may need to rely on proportional representation seats for a comeback. A key focus is on the party's co-secretary general, Jun Anzumi, who is expected to be defeated by the Liberal Democratic Party's Chinami Morishita in Miyagi's 4th district. This marks the first time Anzumi, who has been elected ten consecutive times, has faced defeat in a single-member district.