With the commencement of the much-anticipated Japanese Congressional elections, live updates of the vote counting will start from 8 PM local time. Thus, the Japanese public will be watching closely as each vote is tallied and the landscape of political power potentially reshaped. The result is expected to carry implications for various national and international policies.

Elections in Japan, particularly for the Lower House, are significant events, often driving public discourse on various political and socio-economic issues. Voters in Japan place immense importance on the legitimacy of the electoral process, including the vote-counting procedure. The live broadcast of these procedures symbolizes transparency and democracy, values that are deeply respected.

This is very similar to elections in the US or EU where live coverage of vote counting is a major event. However, unlike in the US where election results can take several days due to mail-in ballots, Japan's system largely relies on in-person voting, allowing for quicker results.