The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan last week rolled out a new leadership lineup, determined to take on the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling bloc with spirited discussions about the government’s latest stimulus package and the supplementary budget that will fund it.
The anticipated grilling from the largest opposition party would have most likely been among the least of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s immediate concerns in an extraordinary parliamentary session set to kick off Monday.
But then, the omicron coronavirus variant emerged.