Record 42 women win seats in Japan upper house election

A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in the 2022 upper house vote.Women won 33.6 percent of the total 125 seats up for grabs this year. High-profile lawmakers Seiko Hashimoto from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Renho from the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan were among those who secured seats.There were 152 female candidates, down from a record 181 in 2022. Of the total, 29.1 percent were women, short of the government's 2025 goal of 35 percent.In 2022, women made up 33.2 pe…READ FULL ARTICLE