Japan's Prime Minister and head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan as official campaigning for a parliamentary election later this month officially kicked off Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of Japan's opposition Constitutional Democratic Party delivers a speech in Hachioji, outskirts of Tokyo as official campaigning for a parliamentary election later this month officially kicked off Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)