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Japan Considers Reducing House Seats Amid Governance Reforms

11/12/2025

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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai are discussing reducing House of Representatives seats during the extraordinary Diet session, which ends on December 17, with LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki urging in-depth discussions for a quick conclusion.
They are exploring establishing a secondary capital to improve governance and earthquake readiness.
The joint panel on governance reform held its first meeting recently and will meet again next week.

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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai are discussing reducing House of Representatives seats during the extraordinary Diet session, which ends on December 17, with LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki urging in-depth discussions for a quick conclusion.
They are exploring establishing a secondary capital to improve governance and earthquake readiness.
The joint panel on governance reform held its first meeting recently and will meet again next week.