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Japan’s Diet Kicks Off 150-Day Regular Session, MHLW Plans 4 Bills
Japan’s Diet convened this year’s ordinary session on January 26 for a 150-day run through June 23. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to submit four bills to the parliament.The four bills are respectively designed to amend…
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