Diet approves 12-day extension, delaying election to July 29

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and other Cabinet ministers bow in apology at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on June 22 after the lower house decided to extend the current ordinary Diet session by 12 days through July 5. The decision will delay the House of Councillors election from July 22 until July 29.

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