Japan's top court rules 2021 vote disparity constitutional

Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the vote disparity of up to 2.08-fold in the 2021 lower house election was constitutional.The top court decision followed 16 conflicting rulings from lower courts, with plaintiffs demanding that the outcome of the House of Representatives election held on Oct. 31, 2021, be nullified.Among the 15 justices of the top court's Grand Bench, 14 ruled the 2021 lower house election as constitutional, while one said it was unconstitutional.Wednesday's ruling, which recognized parliament's efforts made in recent years to redress a vote disparity, was the secon…READ FULL ARTICLE