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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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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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2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2014, shows the grand bench of Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo, which ruled that the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is "in a state of unconstitutionality."

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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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Top court's decision on 2012 election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2013, following the same day's Supreme Court's decision on the House of Representatives election in December 2012. The top court ruled that disparities of up to 2.43 times in the weight of votes in the election were "in a state of unconstitutionality." Abe told reporters that he takes the ruling seriously and will closely examine it.

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Vote disparity suit

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers working a vote disparity suit enter the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012. The top court said the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the 2010 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality."

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Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.''

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4th court rules Oct. election vote gap in unconstitutional state

A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the vote weight disparity in last October's lower house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" but stopped short of nullifying the outcome, becoming the fourth court to make such a decision. The ruling by the Akita branch of the Sendai High Court in northeastern Japan was the eighth to be handed down in a slew of lawsuits filed by groups of lawyers at 14 high courts and their branches nationwide over the 2.08-fold vote weight disparity in the Oct. 31 House of Representatives election. Among the seven high court rulings handed down by Monday, three ruled the results were "in a state of unconstitutionality" but stopped short of nullifying the outcome, while four dismissed the suits, saying the election was constitutional. All the high court rulings will be completed by March 9, after which the Supreme Court is expected to make a unified decision.

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700 join suits claiming unconstitutionality of security laws

Plaintiffs head to the Tokyo District Court on April 26, 2016, to file lawsuits claiming newly instated security legislation runs counter to Japan's pacifist Constitution. Around 500 people joined the move, while a similar suit was filed with the Fukushima District Court by around 200 plaintiffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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700 join suits claiming unconstitutionality of security laws

Plaintiffs attend a press conference after filing lawsuits with the Tokyo District Court on April 26, 2016, claiming the newly instated security legislation runs counter to Japan's pacifist Constitution. Around 500 people joined the move, while a similar suit was filed with the Fukushima District Court by around 200 plaintiffs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan enacts legislation to narrow vote weight disparities

Japan's parliament passes a bill into law at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on July 28, 2015, for redrawing electoral districts to narrow vote weight disparities between constituencies in upper house elections that the Supreme Court has ruled "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Lawyers meet with reporters in front of the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japanese city of Okayama on April 28, 2015, after the court ruled that the results of the 2014 House of Representatives election were "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner in front of the Sapporo High Court in the major northern Japanese city of Sapporo on April 24, 2015, after the court ruled that the last general election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the poll results. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner in front of the Sendai High Court in northeastern Japan on April 9, 2015, after the court ruled that the last general election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the poll results. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Photo shows a courtroom at the Sendai High Court in northeastern Japan on April 9, 2015, shortly before the court ruled that the last general election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes between constituencies, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand to nullify the poll results. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima court questions 2014 election due to gap in vote value

Plaintiffs' attorneys walk to the Hiroshima High Court in western Japan on March 24, 2015, before a ruling on vote disparity in the December 2014 lower house election. The court ruled the election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to a disparity in the weight of votes between districts, but rejected the plaintiffs' demand that its results be nullified. Similar decisions were made by other courts earlier in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court in Osaka says 2014 vote gap in "state of unconstitutionality"

Plaintiffs' attorneys hold a banner stating "in a state of unconstitutionality" in front of the Osaka High Court on March 23, 2015, after the court ruled that the lower house election in December 2014 was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to a disparity in the weight of votes between districts, but rejected the plaintiffs' demand that its results be nullified. Similar decisions were made by other courts earlier in the same month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court says 2014 vote disparity in "state of unconstitutionality"

Plaintiffs' attorneys walk to the Nagoya District Court on March 20, 2015. The court ruled the same day that the December 2014 House of Representatives election was "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to a disparity in the weight of votes between districts, but it rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the election results be nullified. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court delivers ruling on voting weight disparity

Lawyers hold a banner reading "one person one vote" on Oct. 19, 2016, in front of the Akita branch of the Sendai High Court, which ruled the maximum vote weight disparity in the July 2016 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." The court, however, rejected the lawsuit seeking that the election be invalidated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.'' (Kyodo)

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value head to the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit the same day while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court dismisses suit demanding July election annulment

Plaintiffs' lawyers hold a banner outside the Sendai High Court with a message criticizing a ruling by the court in northeastern Japan on Nov. 7, 2016, after the court dismissed a suit demanding that the outcome of the July upper house election be annulled, despite finding the vote weight gap of up to 3.08 times between the most and least represented constituencies "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking nullification of the 2016 upper house election in Japan due to the vote value disparity attend a press conference on Oct. 31, 2016, in Fukuoka after the Fukuoka High Court rejected their lawsuit. But the court said the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies in the July 10 election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Lawyers seeking to invalid the July 2016 House of Councillors election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Hiroshima High Court on Oct. 28, 2016, to hear its ruling. The court rejected a suit demanding invalidation of the election's outcome, while saying the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suit seeking to void upper house election over vote gap nixed

Takanori Hirai (far R), a lawyer representing plaintiffs who sought to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to the vote weight disparity, meets with reporters on Oct. 26, after the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court turned down the lawsuit. The court said, however, the maximum disparity of 3.08 times between the most and least populated constituencies in the July election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Lawyers display the contents of the decision of the Osaka High Court, which determined on Oct. 20, 2016, that the vote weight disparity in the July upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality," while turning down a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Lawyers seeking to invalid the 2016 upper house election in Japan due to the vote weight disparity head to the Osaka High Court on Oct. 20, 2016, to hear its ruling. While determining that the disparity was "in a state of unconstitutionality," the court turned down the lawsuit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court delivers ruling on voting weight disparity

Lawyers, including Tetsuya Kanao (C), attend a press conference on Oct. 19, 2016, in the western Japan city of Hiroshima after the Hiroshima High Court ruled the maximum vote weight disparity in the July 2016 upper house election was "in a state of unconstitutionality." While criticizing that the court refused to invalidate the election, Kanao said he welcomed the decision that it was in a state of unconstitutionality. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Lawyers seeking to nullify the 2016 upper house election due to disparity in vote value display the summary of the decision by the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court in the western Japan city of Okayama on Oct. 14, 2016. The court turned down the suit while determining that the disparity in the weight of vote between the most and least represented constituencies was "in a state of unconstitutionality." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

High court's ruling on upper house polls

Top court's decision on 2012 election

Vote disparity suit

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

4th court rules Oct. election vote gap in unconstitutional state

700 join suits claiming unconstitutionality of security laws

700 join suits claiming unconstitutionality of security laws

Top court questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Top court questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Top court questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Japan enacts legislation to narrow vote weight disparities

Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Another court ruling questions constitutionality of 2014 election

Hiroshima court questions 2014 election due to gap in vote value

Court in Osaka says 2014 vote gap in "state of unconstitutionality"

Court says 2014 vote disparity in "state of unconstitutionality"

Court delivers ruling on voting weight disparity

2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Court dismisses suit demanding July election annulment

Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Court rejects suit over vote gap in July upper house election

Suit seeking to void upper house election over vote gap nixed

Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Court rules vote weight disparity "unconstitutional"

Court delivers ruling on voting weight disparity

Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan

Court rejects lawsuit to void July national election in Japan