The governing coalition has given up trying to pass during this Diet session a bill that would make conspiracy a crime, according to political sources.
The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, New Komeito, decided after consulting with government leaders to forgo an early vote on the government-proposed bill as well as on another bill to crack down on juvenile crime because there is not enough time for deliberations, the sources said.
The current Diet session is set to end Aug. 13.