The government plans to introduce legislation in the current Diet session that would revise a century-old legal framework to strengthen consumer and employee protections in cross-border disputes.
The bill, a copy of which was examined Wednesday by Kyodo News, aims to make it easier for consumers and workers to file suit in Japanese courts in disputes with overseas entities or foreign-owned companies.
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