The Liberal Democratic Party has disclosed its proposal to change the electoral system for the Lower House, which will reduce the number of lawmakers elected from proportionally represented constituencies and give preferential treatment to minor parties.
In 2012, the then ruling Democratic Party of Japan had also called for cutting back on the number of lawmakers elected through proportional representation.
Both the LDP and the DPJ should be aware of the fact that the percentage of national parliament members relative to the population in Japan is not large compared with other developed countries. Decreasing the number of people's representatives will only narrow the chance of people having their opinions reflected in the legislature.