Casino bill passes Diet panel after Komeito agrees to vote

Yoshihide Inoue, secretary general of junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, attends a press conference on Dec. 2, 2016. Komeito withdrew its earlier opposition to a lower house committee vote on a bill to legalize forms of casino gambling in Japan, which was later passed. Two of the panel's three Komeito members opposed the bill out of concern it could worsen gambling addiction and other social ills. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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