Policy Takes a Back Seat in Japan
Japan's Diet convened last week, the first parliamentary session with the new government in charge and the once-formidable Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in opposition. The main order of business will be to debate the fiscal 2010 budget, the first compiled by the new government.
You might think that there would be plenty to debate about a national budget…
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