"The economy and employment" is the most important issue for candidates running in the upcoming House of Councillors election, followed by "diplomacy and security," according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
Fifty percent of the candidates who responded said the economy and employment would be a priority area for them during the campaign for the July 10 election, edging the 45% of candidates who cited diplomacy and security. These figures apparently reflected the deteriorating security and economic situation triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.
