Top court rules vote gap in 2016 upper house poll constitutional

Top court rules vote gap in 2016 upper house poll constitutional

A group of lawyers, led by Hidetoshi Masunaga (2nd from R in front row), heads to the Japanese Supreme Court in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2017, to hear a ruling on a disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2016 upper house election. The court ruled the vote disparity to be constitutional, following more than a dozen conflicting rulings from lower courts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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