Ruling coalition drives casino bill through Lower House panel as opposition protests
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition on Friday pushed through a Lower House panel a contentious bill that specifies rules about the planned structure of integrated resorts (IRs), which will incorporate casino facilities, further intensifying political tensions with the opposition. Friday's passage of the bill ...
Government may limit casino visits to 10 per month, to be tracked using My Number identity cards
The restrictions will apply to those living in Japan, including both Japanese nationals and foreigners, but not visitors to the country.
An abdication bill drafted strictly for Emperor Akihito cleared the House of Representatives on Friday, setting the stage for its passage by the Diet on June 9. Thanks to a consensus reached by the political parties ahead of time, the Lower House approved the legislation ...
Diet enacts law to rectify vote gap crisis but Adams method won't take effect till 2022
The Diet has enacted a voting reform law that will trim the Lower House by 10 seats and rezone electoral districts to address a national vote weight disparity that has put the results of Japanese elections "in a state of unconstitutionality." Enacted on Friday by ...
Diet debates hate-speech bill that activists call narrow and toothless
An Upper House Diet committee on Tuesday began deliberating a bill that seeks to eliminate hate speech, labeling it as "unforgivable." The Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling bloc portrays the bill as a landmark achievement. However, there is mounting criticism from some quarters that the legislation is ...
Drones to be banned from flying over crowded urban areas, at nighttime
The government has worked out a draft bill to ban drones from flying over crowded urban areas as well as during nighttime, sources close to the matter said Thursday, a move taken in response to concerns that the unmanned aircraft could be used for ...
The Lower House approved legislation Thursday that would, if enacted, enable the government to access citizens' bank deposit records and loosen the rules around how companies use personal customer information. The legislation comprises two bills. The first is an amendment to the law on numbering ...
U.S. Senate passes bill to allow review of Iran nuclear deal; House up next
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international nuclear agreement with Iran. The 98-1 vote sent the measure to the House of Representatives, which is expected to consider it as soon ...
Boehner: House will fund Homeland Security, block Obama on immigration
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security this week while blocking President Barack Obama's actions on immigration, House Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday. The $39.7 billion spending bill was expected to pass by Wednesday, when House ...
Bill targets quasi-legal drugs by applying sales bans nationwide
The Liberal Democratic Party and ruling coalition ally Komeito have drawn up a draft amendment to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law that would allow sales bans on quasi-legal drug products to be applied nationwide rather than just to a single store, according to sources close ...
Bill to lower referendum voting age submitted to Lower House
The ruling and opposition parties submit a bill to the Lower House to lower the age from which people can vote in a referendum to 18.
The government approved bills Friday that will set the stage for Japan to move ahead with liberalization of the retail electricity market, something that has largely been dominated by regional monopolies over the past 60 years. The liberalization of the market for households and other ...
