and his Cabinet bow after the Lower House plenary session voted down an opposition-proposed no-confidence motion against them Friday. KYODO PHOTO

The passage of the two contentious bills effectively ends all substantial deliberations for the remainder of the current Diet session, which was scheduled to end Friday.

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