A general election took place in Japan on November 9 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democratic Party made considerable gains winning 177 of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives its largest share ever.
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