The two-part voting system for Lower House elections has long been in place in Japan, but many are still confused by the mechanism and how it benefits politicians or the public.

FUKUOKA -- Japan will soon have its first general election adopting a postal voting system introduced in June that allows COVID-19 patients to cast ballots without violating requests to refrain ...

If online voting is introduced, it is natural that preference should be given to voting from overseas, which is highly necessary and which would have a lesser impact on the system.

The efforts to fight misinformation have so far blocked any significant loss of business, but companies remain concerned as the belief in voter-fraud fictions continues to grow.