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Photo taken on July 2, 2022, shows people listening to street campaigns in Tokyo ahead of the July 10 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Record women, LGBTQ election hopefuls run to shake up Japan politics
TOKYO - A record number of both women and LGBTQ candidates are campaigning to win over voters in the House of Councillors election on Sunday and potentially bring change to Japan's male-dominated political landscape. While some advocates have hailed...
Monday, July 22, 2019
Record number of women win seats in Japan election, but female voters wary of government's empowerment pledge
Despite a record number of women winning seats in Sunday’s Upper House election, some female voters have expressed doubts about the government’s commitment to empowering women. In Sunday’s election 28 women won seats, matching the figure seen in the...