2025 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections are scheduled to be held in Japan by 27 July 2025 to elect 124 of the 245 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet, for a term of six years.[1][2]

2025 Japanese House of Councillors election
by 27 July 2025
124 of the 248 seats in the House of Councillors
125 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader Current seats
Liberal Democratic Fumio Kishida 115
CDP Kenta Izumi 37
Komeito Natsuo Yamaguchi 27
Ishin Nobuyuki Baba 20
Communist Tomoko Tamura 11
DPFP Yuichiro Tamaki 10
Reiwa Taro Yamamoto 5
Sanseitō Sohei Kamiya 1
Social Democratic Mizuho Fukushima 1
FEFA Seiji Maehara 1
Incumbent President
Hidehisa Otsuji
Liberal Democratic

Political parties
See also: List of political parties in Japan
Parties Leader Ideology Seats Status
Last election Before election
Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida Conservatism
Japanese nationalism
119 / 248
115 / 248
 Governing coalition
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Kenta Izumi Social liberalism
39 / 248
37 / 248
 Opposition
Komeito Natsuo Yamaguchi Buddhist democracy
Social conservatism
27 / 248
27 / 248
 Governing coalition
Nippon Ishin no Kai Nobuyuki Baba Right-wing populism
Economic liberalism
21 / 248
19 / 248
 Opposition
Japanese Communist Party Tomoko Tamura Communism
Democratic socialism
11 / 248
11 / 248
Democratic Party For the People Yuichiro Tamaki Conservatism
10 / 248
10 / 248
Reiwa Shinsengumi Tarō Yamamoto Progressivism
Left-wing populism
5 / 248
5 / 248
NHK Party Ayaka Otsu (disputed) Anti–TV license fees
2 / 248
0 / 248
Free Education For All Seiji Maehara Free education Did not exist
1 / 248
Social Democratic Party Mizuho Fukushima Social democracy
1 / 248
1 / 248
Sanseitō Sohei Kamiya Ultraconservatism
Right-wing populism
1 / 248
1 / 248
 Unaffiliated

References
  1. "第27回参議院議員選挙（参議院議員通常選挙）2025年07月28日任期満了 ｜ 選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. "参議院議員の通常選挙の期日". Legislative Bureau House of Councillors. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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