Diet convenes for 150-day regular session

Diet convenes for 150-day regular session

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors in session as the Diet convenes Jan. 25 for a 150-day regular session. The governing and opposition camps are expected to lock horns ahead of nationwide elections in April and July on issues ranging from money politics to social disparity and education. (Kyodo)

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