2nd extra budget passes lower house despite opposition protest

2nd extra budget passes lower house despite opposition protest

TOKYO, Japan - Former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe (C), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, leaves a lower house plenary session before voting on a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2008. Watanabe said he was demonstrating his ''determination to protest'' against the 2 trillion yen cash handout program included in the budget. (Kyodo)

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