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

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

19:27 JST, October 27, 2024

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...

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