Final rulings in 16 lawsuits filed by two groups of lawyers at high courts and their branches around Japan over the burning issue of vote disparities in the July Upper House election were handed down by Nov. 15.
The Tokyo High Court ruled on Oct. 18 that the July Upper House election was held in “a state of unconstitutionality” in 11 electoral districts, including Tokyo, but it did not invalidate the results.
OSAKA The Osaka High Court ruled on Oct. 14 that the July Upper House election was held in a “state of unconstitutionality” because of large disparities in the weight of votes cast across Japan.
The opposition took the prime minister to task over his party’s ties to the Unification Church, the state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and soaring inflation.
For weeks, Lower House Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda avoided commenting on a raft of reports about his links with the Unification Church that emerged after the July 8 slaying of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.