#JAPAN: National Legislature Meets To Take Up Constitutional Reforms, Labor Issues, Casinos

[world politics news]

After months of turmoil over a snap election, opposition realignment and stalled legislative progress, this year’s regular Diet session kicked off this week. The five-month-long process will see the nation’s lawmakers discuss a slew of important bills - including work on amending the constitution, casinos, and labor reform - for the first time since the end of last year’s ordinary session in June. A fall session of the legislature, convened in September, lasted just a few minutes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hustled to dissolve it by calling a snap election.

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