{"id":171977,"date":"2025-07-03T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171977&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:21:34","slug":"upper-house-election-campaign-begins","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/upper-house-election-campaign-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper House Election Campaign Begins With 13 Candidates In Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The official campaign period for Japan\u2019s 27th House of Councillors election began on July 3. In Fukuoka Prefecture, 13 candidates are vying for three available seats. Contenders include ruling and opposition party members, as well as independents and new party representatives. Key campaign issues include inflation, social security, and declining birthrates. Voting will take place on July 20. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250703\/5010028795.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_election-jul3_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1308%2C838&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/students-paint-atomic-bomb-testimonies\/\" width=\"1308\" height=\"838\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_election-jul3_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1308&amp;ssl=1 1308w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_election-jul3_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_election-jul3_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fnn_election-jul3_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official campaign period for Japan\u2019s 27th House of Councillors election began on July 3. In Fukuoka Prefecture&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171977","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-politics","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}