Cabinet OKs bill to rebalance Lower House electoral districts
The revision to the Public Offices Election Act would affect 140 single-seat districts in 25 prefectures, with an eye to narrowing vote disparity.
Source: japantimes.co.jp
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Osaka High Court declares July Upper House poll unconstitutional
The court rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the result of the election, in which the maximum vote-value gap stood at 3.03 times, be nullified.
Source: japantimes.co.jp
Senior LDP executive backs discussions on anti-cult law
Toshiaki Endo, chair of the LDP's General Council, said that it would nonetheless be "hard to define what cults are."
Source: japantimes.co.jp
Lower House redistricting plans in focus after Abe's death
The ruling LDP is facing tricky political questions in the late PM's home prefecture of Yamaguchi, with the answers likely to impact a Lower House district realignment plan.
Source: japantimes.co.jp
Boundary changes advised for 140 Lower House constituencies in Japan
The changes would be the fourth since single-seat constituencies were introduced in 1994, affecting almost half of the country's 289 districts.
Source: japantimes.co.jp