Despite Cabinet resignations and controversy over the Unification Church, the parliamentary session ends Saturday with a ban on soliciting donations through coercion, an electoral district restructuring plan and a revision of infectious disease law.
The passage of these four key pieces of legislation is a necessary parliamentary victory for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a time when his administration is struggling with low approval ratings, in part due to a series of scandals that led to the resignation of three Cabinet ministers.
The autumn session, which began on October 3, saw increased cooperation between the Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. The CDP and the center-right Nippon Ishin forged an agreement in late September to work together during the session, which could be a basis for further collaboration in Parliament next year.
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