▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁combined ▁single - member ▁constitu ency ▁system ▁and ▁a ▁proportional ▁representation ▁system ; ▁( 2 ) ▁strength ening ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁political ▁fund ing ; ▁( 3 ) ▁public ▁finan cing ▁of ▁party ▁activities ; ▁and ▁( 4 ) ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu encies ▁B ound aries ▁Committee . ▁The ▁L DP ▁also ▁presented ▁their ▁own ▁political ▁reform ▁b ills ; ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 ▁to ▁the ▁Diet . ▁The ▁L DP ▁b ills ▁also ▁adopted ▁the ▁simple ▁combined ▁system ▁of ▁a ▁single - member ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁proportional ▁representation . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁with ▁modifications ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁rejected , ▁however , ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁parties ’ ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁political ▁reform ▁b ills ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁in ▁Japanese ▁politics ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁were ▁finally ▁passed ▁through ▁both ▁H ouses ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁last - min ute ▁agre ements ▁achieved ▁a ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁session ▁between ▁Y o he i ▁K ono , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁L DP , ▁and ▁prime ▁minister ▁H os ok awa . ▁The ▁modified ▁b ills