Key Facts
• Voting for the Fukui constituency took place on July 20, 2025.
• Seven candidates competed for one seat, the highest number in history.
• Candidates included:
– Kazuo Yamada (58, Communist Party)
– Kazue-chan (42, Constitutional Democratic Party, real name Kazushi Fujiwara)
– Hirofumi Takinami (53, Liberal Democratic Party, endorsed by Komeito)
– Satoshi Hamada (62, NHK Party)
– Takahiro Chida (39, Sanseito)
– Kotaro Osaka (57, Japan Conservative Party)
– Shunsuke Yamanaka (41, Democratic Party for the People)
• Vote counting began at 9:00 PM on July 20 across municipalities.
• Updates for constituency results were released every 30 minutes until 10:30 PM, then every 20 minutes.
• Proportional representation results were updated hourly starting at 11:00 PM.
• Final results for the constituency are expected by midnight on July 21, and proportional representation by 3:00 AM.
• The voter registry as of July 2, 2025, included 620,638 individuals.
• Fukui Shimbun provided live updates on its website and exit poll results via its digital newspaper at 8:00 PM.
• Candidate office activities were live-streamed on the Fukui Shimbun YouTube channel.
Summary
The 2025 Upper House election in the Fukui constituency saw a record seven candidates vying for one seat. Voting concluded on July 20, with counting starting at 9:00 PM. Updates were provided at regular intervals, with final constituency results expected by midnight on July 21 and proportional representation results by 3:00 AM. The voter registry included 620,638 individuals. Fukui Shimbun offered live updates, exit poll results, and live-streamed candidate office activities on its platforms.
