In Japan, rural voters count more than those in big cities It shows bdnews24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bdnews24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The disproportionate weight of rural voters in Japan gives sparsely populated parts of the country more representation and more government largess than urban areas, perpetuating what critics call an unfair system.