According to GGRAsia’s Japan correspondent, the Steering Committee of the House of Representatives – the parliament’s lower chamber – decided during a meeting on Monday to start discussing the IR Implementation Bill at a plenary session taking place this afternoon.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to attend the plenary meeting this afternoon, according to GGR Asia information. Abe’s government had said it expected the IR Implementation Bill to pass the Diet during the ongoing session through June 20.
The parliamentary membership of Japan’s two governing parties – the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its smaller partner Komeito – is said to expect the IR Implementation Bill to pass the lower chamber by early June. The bill will then move to the upper house – the House of Councillors – for further discussion and voting.
It is not guaranteed however that the bill can be passed through both houses of the Diet before the official ending on June 20 of the current parliamentary session.
Source: GMB / GGR Asia
