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Japan's Ruling Bloc Submits Bill to Shrink Lower House, Drawing the Ire of the Opposition

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:42 JST, December 6, 2025

The Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, submitted a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives seats on Friday. The core provision of the bill would cut at least 45 seats, or about 10% of the current total of 465 seats.

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