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Elections in Japan - Definition

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Elections in Japan gives information on election and election results in Japan. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Japan elects on national level a legislature. The Diet (Kokkai) has two chambers. The House of Representatives (Shugi-in) has 480 members, elected for a four-year term, 300 members in single-seat constituencies and 180 members by proportional representation in 11 regional blocs. The House of Councillors (Sangi-in) has 247 members, elected for a six year term, every three year one-half renewed, 149 members in multi-seat constituencies and 98 by proportional representation. Japan developed from a one party dominant state into a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties , with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

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