As of September 2023, at around 31 percent, Tokyo had the highest share of women in its prefectural assemblies among all prefectures in Japan, followed by Kagawa at 22 percent. Only 21 prefectural assemblies had a share of female members above the national average of 14.5 percent. Prefectural assemblies form the legislature of each of the 47 prefectures of Japan and are elected every four years.
Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 2, 2023). Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of Women in The Prefectural Assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by Prefecture." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan, Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in September 2023, by prefecture [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
