The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in the Oct. 27 Lower House election. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a meeting of the Lower ...

A record 73 women won seats in the Lower House election on Oct. 27, resulting in the highest ever female representation in the Diet chamber, at 15.7 percent. The number exceeded the previous high ...

He voiced hopes to reconsider the current Lower House electoral system that is based on the political reform law enacted in 1994, saying, "A cross-party examination is necessary, based on some 30 ...