Diet set to pass pension reform bill during current session

Diet set to pass pension reform bill during current session

A lower house panel votes on a bill aimed at softening the impact of Japan's shrinking and graying population on the country's pension system on Nov. 25, 2016, amid fierce opposition from Democratic Party and Japanese Communist Party lawmakers. The panel passed the bill, paving the way for it to clear the Diet before the end of the current session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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