A record 54 women won seats in Japan's 2009 election. Women secured 43 seats in the 2005 elections -- a record at the time -- when then-prime minister Junichiro Koizumi won a landslide victory by tapping women candidates in a media-savvy campaign.This time around, the DPJ deployed a group of female candidates the media dubbed the "Princess Corps" against heavyweights of the LDP and its sole coalition partner New Komeito, which also experienced big losses.
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A record 54 women won seats in Japan's 2009 election. Women secured 43 seats in the 2005 elections -- a record at the time -- when then-prime minister Junichiro Koizumi won a landslide victory by tapping women candidates in a media-savvy campaign.This time around, the DPJ deployed a group of female candidates the media dubbed the "Princess Corps" against heavyweights of the LDP and its sole coalition partner New Komeito, which also experienced big losses.
To read more please vist Inquirer.net.