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Japan Times TechPublished: Apr 19, 2026, 19:00 JST1 min read

Japan Innovation Party pushes for 10% reduction in Lower House seats while ruling LDP shows less enthusiasm for electoral reform

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Japan Innovation Party pushes for 10% reduction in Lower House seats while ruling LDP shows less enthusiasm for electoral reform

3 Key Points

  1. JIP proposes cutting proportional representation seats by 45, reducing them from the current 176 seats

  2. The 10% seat reduction represents a key policy difference between the two major political parties

  3. LDP demonstrates reluctance to support the Lower House seat reduction initiative

  4. Electoral reform remains a point of contention in Japanese parliamentary politics

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