Japan's ruling coalition has decided to put two security bills to a vote at a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday, paving the way for passage by the Lower House as early as Thursday, coalition lawmakers said.

The decision came despite the opposition camp's calls for a continuation of deliberations of the government-sponsored bills, which would expand the scope of Self-Defense Forces operations overseas.

In a meeting of the Lower House special committee on security legislation, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed holding a final question-and-answer session on the bills Wednesday. But the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan rejected a Wednesday vote.