摘要
Compared to the hot weather of summer, the upcoming parliamentary election in Japan＇s upper house [on July 10] seems coolly contested. Only 389 candidates will fight for 121 seats, 44 participants fewer than in the last such election in 2013. A Japanese media survey showed only 29 percent of voters aresincerely concerned over the upcoming election. Nevertheless, this election could prove significant for the future of both Japan and Northeast Asia.
The ruling coalition eyes opportunity to rewrite the country’s pacifist constitutionCompared to the hot weather of summer, the upcoming parliamentary election in Japan’s upper house[on July 10]seems cooly contested. Only 389 candidates will fght for 121 seats, 44 participants fewer than in the last such election in 2013.A Japanese
