A total of 4,562,823 people cast early ballots for the Feb. 8 Lower House election between Wednesday and Sunday of last week, accounting for 4.41% of all registered voters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/politics/vote-people-number-early-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #internalaffairsministry #2026lowerhouseelection #snow