As of February 2024, around 26.7 percent of members in the Japanese House of Councillors were women. The House of Councillors is the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Once elected, members have six years of terms of service. Half of the members of the house are replaced in a regular election conducted once in three years.
Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024
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Figures from 1998 to 2022 are the number of members recorded at the convocation of the diet after the House of Councillors election. Figures from 2024 are the number recorded as of February 18, 2024.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 22, 2024). Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2024). Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Percentage of Female National Diet Members in The House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/
Cabinet Office Japan, Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Percentage of female National Diet members in the House of Councillors in Japan from 1998 to 2024 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484059/japan-share-members-house-of-councillors-women/
