The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is building its lead in the opinion polls ahead of the Upper House election, the latest survey shows.
A nationwide telephone survey conducted by Kyodo News over the weekend found that 31.1 percent of respondents intend to vote for the LDP in the proportional representation section of the House of Councilors election, up from 28.8 percent last week.
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