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Saturday, May 26, 2018

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SPECTATORS TEARFUL Contentious work reform package set to be written into lawMay 26, 2018 Relatives of people who worked themselves to death for Japanese companies were in tears May 25 as a contentious package of labor reform revision bills was railroaded through a Lower House committee over mounting objections from the opposition bloc.
BREAK WITH PAST LDP calls for scrapping 1% cap on Japan’s defense budgetMay 26, 2018 The ruling party endorsed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call to remove a 1 percent psychological cap on defense spending against gross domestic product that has been in place since the 1970s.

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: LDP calls for scrapping 1% cap on Japan’s defense budget
: Contentious work reform package set to be written into law
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