This Week’s “Nagata-cho” (29.Oct-5.Nov, 2013)

 Deliberations on legislations started in the committees of the Diet

Lower House. The lawmakers entered on October 28 discussions on the

bill to establish a Japanese version of the National Security Council

on which the Cabinet places emphasis as control tower of the

diplomatic and security policy. On November 1, the opposition

Democratic Party of Japan submitted a counterproposal to the Lower

House Special Committee claiming that the bill has deficiency in the

line of orders and on its formal authority. Given that DPJ proposed

its counterproposal, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New

Komeito started informal trilateral discussion with DPJ, where DPJ

accepted the ruling camp’s idea that the bill would entail

propositions suggested by DPJ. DPJ decided to agree with passage of

the bill, and as Your Party already manifested to agree on the bill,

the bill will likely pass the Lower House plenary session on November 7.

*The state of deliberations in both Houses and committees are

 available from the following websites. (Japanese only)

 House of Representatives　Internet TV：http://www.shugiintv.go.jp/en/index.php

 Live broadcasts and video recordings of the deliberations in the

 House of Councillors：http://www.webtv.sangiin.go.jp/

 On October 29, the bill to boost the country’s industrial

competitiveness was put onto the discussion table in the Lower House

plenary session. The bill entails plans to promote regulatory reforms

intensively within 5 years since 2013. In particular, a

minister-in-charge will be nominated to supervise advancement of the

reforms, and new substitution plan will be released in case of failure

in the undertaking.

 Also, the Lower House Economy and Trade Committee entered discussions

on the bill to reformulate the energy business industry that was once

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