In Photos: Celebrations of projected winners in Japan upper house poll

Yoshimasa Hayashi, center, of the Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected win in the Yamaguchi constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Yamaguchi on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Yusuke Hiratsuka)

Natsuo Yamaguchi, center at rear, leader of Komeito, celebrates his projected victory in the Tokyo constituency in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Takeshi Wada)

Tetsumi Takara, right, an independent, celebrates his projected win in the Okinawa constituency in the House of Councillors election with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in the city of Naha on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura)

Yuichiro Hata, center, of the Democratic Party for the People, celebrates his projected victory in the Nagano constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Nagano on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Naoki Ogawa)

Toru Miki, of the Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected win in the proportional representation bloc in the House of Councillors election in the city of Tokushima on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Kazuya Osaka)

Shingo Miyake, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected win in the Kagawa constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Takamatsu on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Yudai Katami)

Ryosuke Kozuki, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected victory in the Ibaraki constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Mito on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Keisuke Ota)

Takao Makino, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected win in the Shizuoka constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Shizuoka on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Hideyuki Yamada)

Kenji Katsube, second from right, of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates his projected victory in the Hokkaido constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Sapporo on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka)

Masako Mori, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates her projected win in the Fukushima constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Fukushima on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Naoki Watanabe)

Yasutada Ono, center left, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected victory in the Gifu constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Gifu on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Shinji Yokota)

Shoji Nishida, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates his projected win in the Kyoto constituency in the House of Councillors election in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Ai Kawahira)

Yoshiko Kira, center, of the Japanese Communist Party, celebrates her projected victory in the Tokyo constituency in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Tomofumi Inagaki)

Harumi Takahashi, center, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates her projected win in the Hokkaido constituency in the House of Councillors election in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi)

Mizuho Umemura, of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), celebrates her projected victory in the Osaka constituency in the House of Councillors election in Osaka's Kita Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Kenji Ikai)

Hiroto Kumagai, center, of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates his projected victory in the Saitama constituency in the House of Councillors election in Saitama's Omiya Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Mineichiro Yamagoshi)

Shigefumi Matsuzawa, right, of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), celebrates his projected win in the Kanagawa constituency in the House of Councillors election in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Shotaro Kinoshita)

Yasuhiko Funago, using a wheelchair, of Reiwa Shinsengumi, celebrates his projected victory in the proportional representation bloc in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Masahiro Ogawa)

Shizuka Terata, center, an independent jointly supported by the main opposition parties, celebrates her projected win in the Akita constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Akita on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Takano)

Sakura Uchikoshi, center, an independent jointly supported by the main opposition parties, celebrates her projected victory in the Niigata constituency in the House of Councillors election in Niigata's Chuo Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Hidenori Kitamura)

Gaku Ito, center, of the Japanese Communist Party, celebrates his projected victory in the Saitama constituency in the House of Councillors election in Saitama's Omiya Ward Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Mitsuo Koga)

Tamayo Marukawa, left, of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates her projected win in the Tokyo constituency in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Koichi Uchida)

Mitsuo Takahashi, center, of Komeito, celebrates his projected victory in the Hyogo constituency in the House of Councillors election in Kobe's Chuo Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Yuka Obuno)

Kiyoshi Adachi, an independent jointly supported by major opposition parties, celebrates his projected win in the Oita constituency in the House of Councillors election in the city of Oita on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Minoru Kanazawa)

Ayaka Shiomura, center, of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, celebrates her projected victory in the Tokyo constituency in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 21, 2019. (Mainichi/Akira Okubo)