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The Beginning of the End of Postwar Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Yamaguchi Jiro
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[This article discusses the Japanese political landscape in the wake of the important House of Councillors election held on 11 July 2004, and the prospects for the emergence of a new political formation.

In the July election, half the seats in Japan's Upper House were contested. The absolute number of seats was less than last time, however, because of the completion of a two-phase program that cut 10 seats from the House. This reduced the total to 242. Of these, 96 were decided by a system of proportional representation, while 146 were elected from 47 prefectural constituencies.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 2 , Issue 12 , December 2004 , e11
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