The House of Representatives decided Wednesday to extend the current 150-day Diet session by 42 days to July 31 to give the ruling bloc more time to pass key bills.

Lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and the New Conservative Party approved the extension by a majority vote.

The Democratic Party of Japan voted against the proposal, while the other three opposition parties — the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party — boycotted the vote.