Court rules Japan's July election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

A Japanese court ruled Friday that July's upper house election was in a "state of unconstitutionality" due to a disparity of up to 3.03 times in the value of a vote between the most- and least-populated constituencies.But the Osaka High Court rejected the demand made by voters in Japan's western Kinki region that election results be nullified. The ruling is the first result of a series of lawsuits filed to 14 high courts and branches around the country.The Supreme Court is also expected to make a ruling over the July 10 House of Councillors election after all the high court rulings across t…READ FULL ARTICLE