Fight over lower house seat cut bill to intensify in Japan

Lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and the Democratic Party for the People jointly submit a bill to reduce Lower House seats at the Diet building on Thursday. | JIJI

Jiji

Nov 15, 2026

Political jockeying over a bill to reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, is expected to intensify.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) also known as Nippon Ishin no Kai, are aiming to launch Lower House deliberations on the bill as early as Tuesday and pass it through the chamber within this month.

Opposition parties — aside from the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) — are preparing to mount strong resistance to the bill.

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