Japan female voters remain dubious despite record No. of women winning seats

Despite a record number of women winning seats in Sunday's House of Councillors election, some female voters have cast doubt over the government's pledge to help empower women.A total of 104 women ran in Sunday's election with 28 winning seats, matching the figure in the previous upper house election in 2016.However, the 26.9 percent of candidates elected was lower than the 29.2 percent in 2016 and the 36.1 percent for male candidates. Women accounted for 22.6 percent of candidates elected in the latest upper house race.Sunday's election was the first nationwide contest since a law to promo…READ FULL ARTICLE