A Japanese government panel says boundaries in a record 140 constituencies in 25 prefectures for lower house elections be revised to address vote weight disparities.
Japan s 150-day regular parliamentary session is set to conclude on June 15, with the ruling and opposition parties swinging into high gear for next month s House of Councillors election.
A small Japanese opposition party appears to be going all out for its survival beyond a key election this summer, raising the possibility that it could become a dynamo for change in the country s political landscape.
A Japanese high court has ruled that the vote weight disparity in last October s lower house election was constitutional, dismissing the last lawsuit among a group of 16 similar lawsuits filed nationwide.
A Japanese court rules that the vote weight disparity in last October s lower house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" but stops short of nullifying the outcome, becoming the fourth court to make such a decision.