The Japanese general election is to be held on October 31.

Earlier post:

Nikkei (Japanese media) with this:

  • race remains tight
  • the ruling party (LDP) in a dead heat with its rivals for about 40% of the 289 single-seat constituencies.
  • In a telephone poll conducted nationwide on Tuesday and Wednesday that received 172,227 valid responses, about 20% of voters were still undecided on their choices for single-seat districts and proportional representation seats.

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