Opposition party members try to stop the opening of the House of Representatives plenary session Wednesday.

The Diet passed into law the tax code package of bills, including revisions to the Special Taxation Measures Law to revive the controversial provisional gasoline tax rate, in a revote Wednesday by the House of Representatives that came despite strong protests from the opposition bloc.  (May.1) [More...]

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