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Ishiba in for a bumpy ride as CDP takes Budget Committee post

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is buckling up for bumpy parliament proceedings as the opposition party has taken over the Lower House’s steering wheel –– or more precisely, the Budget Committee chair.

Former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan parliamentary affairs chief Jun Azumi was formally appointed to the post at the Lower House plenary session on Wednesday.

“I would like to create deliberative politics that reach conclusions from deep discussions on the content of each policy while bringing opposition parties all together,” Azumi said on Monday.

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