High court's ruling on upper house polls

High court's ruling on upper house polls

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2013, shows a courtroom of the Hiroshima High Court in the city of Hiroshima, where the court ruled the same day the disparity in the weight of votes in July's House of Councillors election was "in a state of unconstitutionality," while dismissing the plaintiffs' demand that the electoral results in two western Japan constituencies -- Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures -- be nullified. (Pool photo)

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