Extraordinary Diet Session Closes: Noticeably Forceful Approach Displayed by JIP |
Editorial
16:06 JST, December 18, 2025
The extraordinary Diet session, the first debate arena for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet, has closed. The absence of significant confusion during the about two-month session likely stemmed from the limited number of bills that pitted ruling and opposition parties against each other.
The fiscal 2025 supplementary budget proposal, which centered on measures against rising prices, was approved with support from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, along with some opposition parties, including Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People.
In addition, a total of 16 bills passed with support from many opposition parties, including one to revise the Anti-Stalking Law to strengthen protection for victims.
This approach of ruling and opposition parties cooperating to pass bills can be said to represent the Diet entering an era of multiparty........