Ruling and opposition parties agreed Wednesday to adopt a resolution today admitting the Diet's responsibility in failing to scrap legislation that allowed the segregation of Hansen's disease patients, members of the Lower House's Steering Committee said.
A clear stipulation of lawmakers' responsibility is included in a draft resolution at the request of the opposition Social Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party, the members said.
The 480-seat Lower House will pledge in the resolution to "give legislative support to restore the honor and help rehabilitate patients and former patients of Hansen's disease," according to the draft.