As of December 2024, at around **** percent, Tokyo had the highest share of women in its prefectural assemblies among all prefectures in Japan, followed by Kagawa at **** percent. Around ** prefectural assemblies had a share of female members above the national average of **** percent. Prefectural assemblies form the legislature of each of the 47 prefectures of Japan and are elected every four years.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (June 18, 2025). Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by prefecture [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by prefecture." Chart. June 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2025). Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by prefecture. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Ratio of Women in The Prefectural Assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by Prefecture." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
Cabinet Office Japan, Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by prefecture Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Ratio of women in the prefectural assemblies in Japan in December 2024, by prefecture [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, June 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297351/japan-share-women-prefectural-assemblies-by-prefecture/
