FOCUS: Japan electoral reform may be shelved after ruling bloc's big win

TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may be tempted to renege on its promise of realizing full-fledged electoral reform, with little incentive to change the system that helped cement her hold on power after a historic landslide victory in February.

Takaichi's resolve in pursuing a system that would allow the election of multiple candidates in a district appears increasingly in doubt as her Liberal Democratic Party secured over 80 percent of the 289 single-seat constituencies in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.