democratic party president banri kaieda said the prime minister's economic policies may look good at the moment but he said they're actually risky. he pointed to the potential surge in the yield on government bonds. candidates from nine parties are running in the election. the groups qualified for political party status. others that fail to meet the standards are still fielding candidates. in all, 433 candidates, including independents, are running in the election. half of the chamber's 242 seats are up for re-election once every three years. of the 121 seats being contested, 73 will be decided in districts and 48 under the proportional representation system. >>> nhk world's special coverage of japan's upper house election is just a click or a tap away. we'll be releasing the latest projections and results of key national races on our web and mobile sites on sunday after 8:00 p.m. japan time. you'll also find backgrounders and analysis along with in-depth reports. www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/election. get online and get informed. >>> a list of names of people who were saved by german indu