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A spate of bad laws enacted while neglecting to alleviate people’s hardships

The House of Councillors at its plenary session enacted a series of harmful bills by a majority vote of the ruling and some opposition parties. In doing so, they ignored addressing the need for measures to alleviate the hardships of the general public.

Takaichi gov’t extends Diet session solely to enact ‘2nd capital city’ bill

On July 17, as the special Diet session was set to end, the Takaichi government, comprised of the Liberal Democratic Party and the “Nippon Ishin no Kai” party, pushed for an extension of the session until July 25.

Anti-Takaichi gov’t protests take place at over 270 locations nationwide

Braving the scorching heat, 25,000 people assembled near the Diet building in protest against the Takaichi government forcibly enacting unjust laws. On this day, similar protests took place at more than 270 locations across the country.

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Cross-party lawmakers, including JCP, jointly submit to the Upper House a bill to provide full compensation to Minamata disease victims


A cross-party group of lawmakers, including Japanese Communist Party members, jointly submitted a b...
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