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The Madonna Boom: The Progress of Japanese Women into Politics in the 1980s

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2002

Misako Iwamoto
Misako Iwamoto
Affiliation:
Mie University
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The Scarcity of Female Politicians in Japan

In elections held in April 1946, Japanese women voted for the first time. Due to the old electoral system, voters elected an unprecedented number of women: 39 out of a possible 464 candidates. Since then this record number has never been equaled or broken, and with the establishment in 1947 of the mid-size constituency single-vote system (3–5 seats), the number of women members of the House of Representatives hovered around 10 (2%) until 1986. Although the length of a term of office is set at four years, there are circumstances in which the House may be dissolved.

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Research Article
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 225 - 226
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© 2001 by the American Political Science Association

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