LDP as compromise proposes to opposition parties a reduction of 31 Lower House seatsJapan-Palestine cross-party parliamentary league holds hearing with Fatah officialJCP Shiokawa on TV program criticizes PM Takaichifs poor attendance record at DietOnly 1 Lower House lawmaker per 260,000 people in Japan vs. 1 per 100,000-150,000 in other major countriesback to the TOP