Ruling, opposition parties clash over casino, pension bills

Welfare minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki bows during a session of the Health, Labor and Welfare Committee of the House of Councillors at the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2016, after the panel approved a bill to reform the pension system. The bill is aimed at changing the way pension payments are calculated against movements in wages and prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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