2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) meets with reporters on Nov. 26, 2014, in Tokyo, after Japan's Supreme Court ruled the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is in a state of unconstitutionality. Masunaga filed the lawsuit together with other lawyers.

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