THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 2, 2021 at 15:15 JST
Yuki Baba, a candidate from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, greets supporters in Kooriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 1, the day after he became the youngest member of the Lower House. (Keitaro Fukuchi)
Female representation in the Lower House dipped slightly after the Oct. 31 election, with women accounting for less than 10 percent of politicians who won seats in the 465-member Diet chamber. [Read More]
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