Cabinet Office Vice-Minister Self-Immolates
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 26, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 26, 2018.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 4, 2017.
With the passage into law on July 28 of the House of Councillors electoral district reform bill, there has been some amelioration of the wide disparity in the weight of individual votes. Nevertheless, many believe that the reforms of the new law as well are far too timid. It will still remain the case that one person’s vote in some prefectures will have the weight of almost three peoples’ votes in other prefectures.