Overview
- LDP executive Koichi Hagiuda said he understands the reported dissolution decision and urged party unity to win the election.
- Yoshihiko Noda said the new Centrist Reform Alliance aims to field about 200 candidates, positioning it to vie for the largest bloc.
- Rental firms converting vehicles into election cars report surging demand, with Kanagawa-based Green Auto hitting reservation capacity.
- The Social Democratic Party named 27-year-old newcomer Keigo Nishio, a secretary to vice chair Lasalle Ishii, for Osaka’s 9th district.
- Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he will retire from politics and will not run in the coming lower-house race.