A government-sponsored bill to revise the Deposit Insurance Law was enacted Friday when the Upper House passed it on the final day of the 141st extraordinary Diet session.
The revision was passed by a majority vote of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. The Heiseikai group and other opposition parties boycotted the plenary session. The Japan Communist Party voted against the bill.
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