Overview

• The National Police Agency said that by Aug. 19, one month after voting, 62 people were arrested or sent to prosecutors in 54 alleged violations tied to the July 20 election.
• Impersonation voting was the most common offense with 24 people implicated, more than triple the previous upper-house cycle.
• Seven people were arrested, all on freedom-obstruction charges that included damaging posters and an online post hinting at killing a candidate.
• Chiba Prefectural Police referred a 56-year-old man and a 20-year-old university student over an alleged ticket swap scheme detected when staff questioned an age mismatch.
• Chiba police dissolved their election-violation task force after reporting three prosecutions and issuing 82 warnings, including 71 for poster posting and 11 for distribution.