On July 20 local time, Japan will hold voting for the House of Councillors elections. Except for some regions, the voting time is from 7 AM to 8 PM local time. The House of Councillors in Japan has a total of 248 regular seats. Senators serve a term of 6 years, with half of the seats up for election every three years. This time, the election will focus on 124 seats that are up for re-election and 1 seat for the Tokyo district by-election, totaling 125 seats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito have a total of 75 non-elected senators. If the ruling party wants to obtain a majority in the House of Councillors, it needs to secure at least 50 seats in this election. (CCTV News)