LDP, New Komeito ram seat-reduction bill through committee

LDP, New Komeito ram seat-reduction bill through committee

TOKYO, Japan - Shin Sakurai (C with microphone), chairman of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law, is surrounded by opposition and ruling lawmakers on Dec. 14 after the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, two of the three ruling parties, railroaded a bill on cutting the number of lower house seats through the committee.

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