Japan's national elections haven't crossed 60% turnout in a long time. The most recent results: the Feb 2026 House of Representatives election came in around 55.68%, and the Jul 2025 House of Councillors election was 58.51%. For the lower house, the last time turnout exceeded 60% was the 2009 general election — every election since has stayed in the 50s.
日本の国政選挙は長らく投票率60%を超えていません。直近では、2026年2月の衆院選が約55.68%、2025年7月の参院選が58.51%。衆院選に限れば、最後に60%を超えたのは2009年で、それ以降はすべて50%台です。
This market asks whether the next national election will break that wall.
この市場は、次の国政選挙がこの壁を破るかどうかを問います。
Resolution / 解決条件
"Next national election" means whichever comes first: the next House of Representatives (Lower House) general election OR the next House of Councillors (Upper House) regular election, after this market's creation date.
「次の国政選挙」とは、本市場の作成日以降に最初に行われる衆議院総選挙または参議院通常選挙のいずれか早い方を指します。
Resolves YES if the official nationwide turnout is strictly greater than 60.00%, otherwise NO.
全国の公式投票率が60.00%を厳密に上回った場合にYES、それ以外はNOで解決します。
For the Lower House, the single-member constituency (小選挙区) turnout is used. For the Upper House, the electoral district (選挙区) turnout is used. (This is the figure both bodies report as the headline "投票率".)
衆院選では小選挙区の投票率、参院選では選挙区の投票率を用います(いずれも各選挙で「投票率」として報じられる数値です)。
The official figure published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (総務省) is the sole source of truth. Same-night estimates by media (時事通信 etc.) will not be used for resolution.
総務省が公表する公式確定値を唯一の根拠とします。報道各社(時事通信など)による開票当夜の推計値は解決には用いません。
If a by-election (補欠選挙) or local election occurs first, it does not count — only a full Lower House general election or Upper House regular election triggers resolution.
補欠選挙や地方選挙が先に行われても対象外です。衆院総選挙または参院通常選挙のみが解決の対象となります。