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2025-07-29 09:43:56
[The Japanese government will convene an extraordinary parliament on August 1 to elect the Senate leadership] On July 29, local time, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi attended the House of Representatives and Senate House Operations Committee Board of Directors and announced that an extraordinary parliament will be convened on August 1 and announced the relevant schedule. In this extraordinary parliament, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Senate and the Chairmen of various committees will be elected. In addition, a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee is planned to be held on August 4, and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will attend and conduct intensive deliberations. Regarding the duration of the meeting, the Liberal Democratic Party proposed a five-day meeting, but no agreement has been reached with the opposition parties, and negotiations are still ongoing. (CCTV News)
