The NHK decision desk is projecting that all four incumbents in the Osaka district will retain their seats.
Asada Hitoshi and Takagi Kaori of Japan Innovation Party, the LDP's Matsukawa Rui and Komeito's Ishikawa Hirotaka, all appear headed for a win.
Sato Kei, the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate in the Nara electoral district, is projected to retain his seat for his second term. He said he is glad to be able to bring good news to the late former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was shot on Friday in the western city while campaigning for Sato.
Sato said at a news conference on Sunday night that he continued his campaign with an unwavering spirit despite the tragedy, in which an act of violence took Abe's life.
Former Foreign Minister Nakasone Hirofumi of the Liberal Democratic Party is projected to retain his seat in the Gunma district.
The 76-year-old also served as education, culture, sports, science and technology minister during his six consecutive terms.
The NHK decision desk is projecting that a new face will win a seat in the Kyoto district.
The LDP's Yoshii Akira is tipped to succeed a veteran LDP lawmaker who is retiring.
The leader of Nippon Ishin Japan Innovation Party has announced that he plans to step down from his post.
Matsui Ichiro spoke to reporters on Sunday evening as votes were being counted after the Upper House election.
The Constitutional Democratic Party's Tsujimoto Kiyomi is projected to win a seat in the proportional representation segment for the first time.
Tsujimoto is from Osaka. She served seven terms in the Lower House until her defeat in last year's election.
The NHK decision desk is projecting that the Constitutional Democratic Party's Fukuyama Tetsuro is projected to retain his seat in the Kyoto electoral district.
Sixty-year-old Fukuyama has served four terms.
Renho, the former executive deputy president of the Constitutional Democratic Party, is projected to retain her seat in the Tokyo electoral district.
Renho, age 54, has served three terms. She was the top vote-getter in the last two elections she ran in.
The Liberal Democratic Party's Mihara Junko is projected to retain her seat in the Kanagawa electoral district.
The 57-year-old former actor has served two terms in the Upper House.
NHK's decision desk is projecting that the ruling coalition is certain to secure enough seats to maintain its force and keep a majority in the Upper House.
We expect Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, Komeito, will take more than half of the seats up for grabs.
The Constitutional Democratic Party's Tsujimoto Kiyomi is projected to win a seat in the proportional representation segment for the first time.
Tsujimoto is from Osaka. She served seven terms in the Lower House until her defeat in last year's election.
The NHK decision desk is projecting that the LDP's new candidate Hoshi Hokuto will win his first seat in Fukushima.
The district has one seat. Five fresh candidates are vying for it due to the retirement of an incumbent.
Investigative sources said the suspect in Friday's shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo claimed he had test-fired his gun at a religious organization's facility.
Abe was fatally shot as he was making a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. The shooter is believed to have used a handmade gun. Police arrested the 41-year-old suspect, Yamagami Tetsuya, an unemployed resident of the city.
NHK's decision desk is already projecting that the ruling coalition is certain to secure enough seats to maintain its force and keep a majority in the Upper House.
We expect Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, Komeito, will take more than half of the seats up for grabs.