A voter casts their ballot for the House of Representatives election on Oct. 31, 2021, in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama)

       TOKYO -- Turnout for Japan's Oct. 31 House of Representatives election is estimated at 55.33% in single-seat constituencies, according to a Mainichi Shimbun survey as of 8 p.m. that day.

       The figure is slightly higher than the postwar record low of 52.66%, set in the 2014 general election.

       (Mainichi)

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