Of the 522 people who filed their candidacies for Japan's July 20 Upper House election, 152, or 29.1%, are women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/politics/women-candidates-less-than-30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #women039sissues