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By Kanae Araki and Kota Ifuku / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
16:05 JST,
December 18, 2025
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have reclaimed the initiative as the ruling bloc, successfully passing the fiscal 2025 supplemental budget as drafted.