TOKYO -- Japan's upper house election ended with a record ratio of female winners, at 28% -- a result experts see as heartening as well as proof that there are battles left to fight on the road to gender equality.
Japan election
Japan election's female winners ratio hits record 28%
Focus turns to next steps as gender parity remains distant goal
From left, Akiko Ikuina, Eri Mikami and Akemi Matsuno were among the successful female candidates in the upper house election. (Source photos by Kento Awashima and Kyodo)
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