Japan Diet passes bill to cut 10 lower house seats, narrow vote gap

Japan Diet passes bill to cut 10 lower house seats, narrow vote gap

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi (L front) bows at the Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2016, after the House of Councillors enacted a bill to slash the number of lower house seats by 10 to 465 and rezone electoral districts in an effort to address the vote weight disparities among different regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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