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Over 1,200 Candidates Vie for Seats After Delivering Final Street Speeches

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:47 JST, February 8, 2026

A total of 1,284 candidates ran in the House of Representatives election on Sunday. In constituencies, 1,119 people competed for 289 seats, while the proportional representation segment was contested by 914 candidates.

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