People rally in front of the National Diet Building in Tokyo to protest a series of dangerous policies and bills recently promoted by the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. | Yue Chenxing / XinhuaBraving scorching summer heat, 25,000 people rallied outside Japan’s National Diet building on July 20-21, part of a wave of protests at more than 270 locations across the country. Proportional representation seats, unlike single-member district seats, are allocated according to a party’s share of the national vote. It also guarantees higher female representation, as it is usually the smaller parties that name more women to their lists. This aspect of the attack on democracy is generating particular outrage because the prime minister advocating is a woman.