TOKYO -- Japan will hold an upper house election on Sunday -- a major test for the coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, which is at risk of losing its majority in the chamber as it did in the lower house last October.
If the ruling coalition loses its majority in the upper house, it will make passing legislation more difficult, triggering a series of events that could ultimately lead to a change in government. This makes the election highly consequential for Japanese politics.
In this video we speak with Rintaro Nishimura, an associate in The Asia Group's Japan practice, about what is at stake in this election, the key issues, what the polls say, as well as the emergence of a new right-wing force in Japan.
