The governing Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties were far from reaching a consensus Thursday over whether to ban donations from companies and organizations to political parties, a key issue toward another revision of the political funds control law.
The Lower House's Political Reform Special Committee started substantial deliberations on a total of nine bills to revise the law that have been submitted by parties.
At this point, there is no prospect of any bill securing a majority and the focus is on whether parties can compromise with each other and reach an agreement.
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