Cash handout-related law enacted

Cash handout-related law enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers of the House of Representatives cast ballots March 4 on a bill to implement a contentious cash handout plan after the House of Councillors rejected a related bill earlier in the day. The bill cleared the Diet with a two-thirds majority in a revote in the lower house.

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