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More Polling Stations to Close Early in Japan Election; Overal Number of Voting Locations Down from 2024

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:19 JST, February 4, 2026

Voting will end earlier than the usual 8 p.m. at 18,537 polling stations for Sunday’s House of Representatives election, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has announced.

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