Tokyo, Feb 10, 2026 (AFP) - Japan elects fewer women MPs in snap election

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2026-02-10

The number of women in Japan's powerful lower house has fallen after snap elections, results showed Tuesday, dealing a blow to already underrepresented women in male-dominated Japanese politics. Sanae Takaichi tightened her grip on power on Sunday, four months after becoming Japan's first woman prime minister, but has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gender. Women now make up 15 percent of lawmakers, winning 68 of 465 seat......

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