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Opposition deal to tweak Japanese labor bill likely to get contentious legislation past Diet
The ruling bloc agreed Monday with some opposition parties to modify a labor reform bill aimed at tackling Japan's chronic overwork problem, paving the way for its passage before the Diet closes on June 20, lawmakers said. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior ...
Bill tackling problem gamblers submitted to Lower House to clear way for casinos
The ruling LDP-led coalition along with the nominal opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai submitted a bill to the Lower House on Wednesday to establish new policies for dealing with problem gamblers. The measure is an attempt to address strong public concern that introducing casino ...
Japan's ruling parties agree on ¥6,000 casino entry fee, but foreign tourists would be exempt
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have adopted a plan to set the nation's casino entry fee to ¥6,000 per visit for residents of Japan. The decision came Tuesday as the parties concluded negotiations on a bill that allows for the ...
Japan's ruling parties compromise, agree to develop three casino resorts
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition party, Komeito, agreed Monday to the building of integrated resorts that feature casinos in three locations. The LDP had called for developing Japan's first casino resorts in four to five places while Komeito had favored the ...
LDP and Komeito at odds over casino resort rules, dashing deadline hopes
The two members of Japan’s ruling coalition can’t agree on how many gambling resorts to build, how much to charge and whether to prioritize profit over addiction prevention.
Komeito favors ¥8,000 admission fee for casinos to match Singapore
To stave off gambling addiction, the smaller partner in Japan’s ruling coalition is pushing more stringent limits on number of casinos and visits than the Liberal Democratic Party wants.
Japan ruling bloc wants Finance Ministry to report on Moritomo papers by Thursday
The ruling parties agree to ask the Finance Ministry to report by Thursday the results of its probe over alleged altered documents on the sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Gakuen.
Ruling and opposition parties duel over labor reform bills in televised debate
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito insist they will pass the government’s contentious work style bill despite admitting it was based on a badly flawed ministry survey.
Soka Gakkai expert casts light on Buddhist group's struggles since enactment of 2015 security laws
Canadian scholar Levi McLaughlin remembers the intensive Sunday rehearsals he had in the early 2000s with a men's orchestra run in Tokyo by the lay-Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. Because Soka Gakkai's charismatic leader Daisaku Ikeda is a Beethoven aficionado, the orchestra mainly played Beethoven symphonies. ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday urged members of his Liberal Democratic Party intensify their efforts in the new year to bring amendments to Japan's pacifist Constitution, calling the country's supreme law a product of its postwar occupation. Touching on the history of his party, ...
LDP divided over more substantial changes to Article 9 of Japan's war-renouncing Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday it is weighing both moderate and drastic revisions of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, as it summarized its discussions on constitutional amendment in an interim report. The LDP may lean toward revisions to Article 9 proposed ...
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party eyes Jan. 22 for the convening of the next ordinary Diet session
The government and the ruling bloc are considering convening the next ordinary session of the Diet on Jan. 22, an executive with the Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday. The government and the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling camp hope the Diet will pass the planned supplementary ...
