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Attention Turns to the Opposition Parties

Monday, July 19, 2010

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Tokyo -- With the failure of the DPJ to secure a majority in the House of Councillors, the government will be unable to ram its bills through the Diet for the foreseeable future.

Additionally, it appears increasingly likely that no other party will formally join the DPJ inside the cabinet.

Under these conditions, it will become necessary for the Kan administration to secure enough support for each of its bills separately in order for them to become law.

This also means that the focus mu...

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