蓮舫

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(1) 童倩, 民主黨選舉大敗　日本內政外交多懸念. BBC Chinese, July 12, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/world/2010/07/100712_japan_elections.shtml
("周日晚開票後，首個以160萬的最高得票率當選的民主黨候選人是半個華人的內閣行
政刷新大臣蓮舫。東京選區5名改選議席中，另一名民主黨候選人也與蓮舫一樣當選，
是民主黨在全國少有仍獲不變支持的選區。蓮舫周一表示，她深感責任重大，也承認菅
直人提出增稅令民主黨在經濟越差的地區越喪失支持的結果。")

(2) Mariko Sanchanta, Japan's Women Reach Job Milestones. Wall Street
Journal, July 13, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703834604575364613399238760.html
("Meanwhile, Renho, the mono-monickered member of parliament, garnered a
record 1.7 million votes in Sunday's upper-house elections. The telegenic,
42-year-old former model, was the only candidate in the country to receive
more than a million votes, even as her Democratic Party of Japan was getting
crushed elsewhere. Her re-election cements her standing as one of the most
popular politicians in Japan")

My comment:
(a) The quotes are the only portion of the reports about her.
(b) I talked about her in a previous posting. If you want to know more,
please read

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renho

(c)
(i) House of Councillors 参議院
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Councillors
("The House of Councillors has 242 members who each serve six-year terms,
two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. The House
cannot be dissolved, as only half of its membership is elected at each
election, using a parallel voting system. Of the 121 members subject to
election each time, 73 are elected from [multi-seat constituencies] (by
single non-transferable vote) and 48 are elected from a nationwide list by
proportional representation with open lists")

(ii) Therefore "elections to the House of Councillors held every three years
to choose one-half of its members.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Japan

(iii) In contrast, House of Representatives 衆議院: 480 seats;  members
elected for maximum four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180
members by proportional representation in 11 regional blocs.

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