Japan Ranks Low in Female Lawmakers. An Election Won’t Change That.
Mokoto Rich /
The New York Times
Japan has one of the worst records in the world for female political representation. With women holding just over 9 percent of seats in the lower house of parliament, the nation ranks 165th out of 193 countries in the proportion of women in its national legislature, according to international data. Among the world’s richest countries, it is dead last.