Japan Election: 23％ of Candidates in Lower House Race Were Female; Number Still Falls Short of Government’s 35％ Target

Of the 1,344 candidates in the recent House of Representatives election, 314 were women, the highest number ever. The proportion of women among all the candidates reached a record of 23.36%, but it is still far short of the government’s target of 35% by 2025. Although each party has pledged to incre...