It seems that the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party are preparing a new bill to reduce the number of members of the House of Representatives. There is room for debate about reducing the number of members, but I personally support it. This is because I think it is strange to think that the number of members will remain constant forever while the population of the nation is decreasing. Even if the number of members is reduced by around 10%, public opinion will still be reflected. The bill being prepared is likely to focus on proportional representation seats, so this will need to be discussed carefully, but for the people living in a society with a declining population, reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives itself seems reasonable. (Kei)

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